Spain has reported more than 1,000 heat-related deaths during the recent European heatwave, as the country also recorded its hottest first six months of the year since weather records began.
According to Spain’s Carlos III Health Institute, at least 1,028 people died due to heat-related causes during the latest heatwave. The toll is more than double the 407 heat-related deaths reported in June 2025, which was previously Spain’s hottest June on record.
Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, said the first half of 2026 was the warmest ever recorded, with average temperatures standing 1.6 degrees Celsius above normal. The agency also noted that the seven warmest January-to-June periods have all occurred within the past decade, highlighting the accelerating impact of rising global temperatures.
June 2026 ranked as Spain’s second-hottest June on record, with average temperatures soaring 3.2 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm.
The broader European heatwave, which intensified in late June, has been described by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group as the most severe ever recorded on the continent. According to the scientists, such an extreme event would have been “virtually impossible” without human-induced climate change.
The heatwave shattered all-time temperature records across Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It also set new June temperature records in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, while France experienced its highest-ever average nighttime temperatures, underscoring the widespread intensity of the extreme weather event.
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