July in Spain has been “extremely hot,” according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). In fact, along with 2022, it is the hottest since official records began in the middle of the last century. The agency’s data, shared with EL PAÍS, indicates that the average daily temperature in July in mainland Spain was 25.7ºC. This is 2.6ºC hotter than what is considered normal, taking the period between 1991 and 2020 as a reference. During the whole of July, aside from a couple of days toward the end of the month, temperatures have soared above normal, with three separate heat waves.
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