Record heat in Spain claims 1,029 lives, June is second hottest on record

A record heatwave in Spain last month killed 1,029 people. June was the second-hottest June on record.

Scraper SystemJuly 01, 2026, 11:09 PM

Record heat in Spain claims 1,029 lives, June is second hottest on record

A record heatwave in Spain has caused serious health problems across the country. SECOND-HOTTEST JUNE After temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius last month, June was recorded as the second-hottest June on record. There was also a notable increase in the number of heat-related deaths.

According to official data released today, 1,029 people died due to the record heat last month. Data from the Health Ministry's daily mortality monitoring system MoMo showed that heat-related deaths last month reached their highest level since 2015.

'165 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN BETWEEN JUNE 1-30' The meteorological agency AEMET reported that average temperatures last month were 3.2 degrees Celsius above normal, making it the second-hottest June after June 2025.

According to AEMET, on June 23, when the heatwave was most intense, 35.7 million people, corresponding to approximately 73 percent of the country's population, were at health risk due to the heat; 38 percent of them were in the high-risk group. AEMET spokesman Ruben del Campo said in a statement, 'Since 1975, there have been 12 heatwaves in June, half of which have occurred in the last 10 years.

All 13 of the hottest Junes since records began in 1961 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 these were monthly records, and 20 were all-time records.

Additionally, 225 highest minimum temperature records were broken; 180 were monthly records, and 45 were recorded as all-time records.'