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Record heat in Spain claims 1,029 lives, June becomes second hottest month
Last month's record heat wave in Spain caused 1,029 deaths. June was recorded as the second hottest June on record.
The record heat wave affecting Spain has caused serious health problems across the country. After temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius last month, June was recorded as the second hottest June on record. There was also a notable increase in heat-related deaths.
According to official data released today, 1,029 people died due to the record heat last month. Data from the Ministry of Health's daily death monitoring system MoMo showed that heat-related deaths last month reached their highest level since 2015.
The meteorological agency AEMET reported that average temperatures last month were 3.2 degrees above normal, making it the second hottest June on record after June 2025. According to AEMET, on June 23, when the heat wave was most intense, approximately 35.7 million people, representing about 73 percent of the country's population, were at health risk due to heat; 38 percent of them were in the high-risk group.
AEMET spokesperson Ruben del Campo said in a statement, 'Since 1975, there have been 12 heat waves in June in the country, half of which occurred in the last 10 years. All of the 13 hottest Junes since records began in 1961 have occurred in the 21st century.'
Ruben del Campo said, 'Between June 1-30, 165 maximum temperature records were broken at local measuring stations; 145 of them were monthly records and 20 were all-time records. Additionally, 225 highest minimum temperature records were broken; 180 of them were monthly and 45 were recorded as all-time records.'
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