List of extreme temperatures in Spain

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The following are lists of the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in Spain.

Highest temperatures ever recorded in Spain[edit]

On July 30, 1876 and August 4, 1881, temperatures of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) and 50.0 °C (122.0 °F)[1] were both reported for Seville: these readings are unreliable, since they were measured under a standard exposure and in poor technical conditions.[2] A temperature of 48.8 °C (119.8 °F) was also recorded at Cazalla de la Sierra on August 30, 1926, but is generally not considered valid by international standards,[3] along with other unofficial readings measured in various locations, probably taken without proper instruments.[4] On July 17, 1978, an unconfirmed temperature of 47.5 °C (117.5 °F) was recorded at Barranco de Masca, Tenerife.[5]

Temperature Location Date recorded
47.6 °C (117.7 °F)[6] La Rambla (Córdoba) August 14, 2021
47.4 °C (117.3 °F)[7] Montoro (Córdoba) August 14, 2021
47.3 °C (117.1 °F)[8] Montoro (Córdoba) July 13, 2017
47.0 °C (116.6 °F)[9] Alcantarilla, Base Aérea, Murcia August 15, 2021
46.9 °C (116.4 °F)[10] Córdoba July 13, 2017 and August 14, 2021
46.8 °C (116.2 °F)[11] Valencia August 10, 2023
46.6 °C (115.9 °F)[12] Morón de la Frontera July 19, 1967
46.6 °C (115.9 °F)[2][3][13] Córdoba July 23, 1995
46.6 °C (115.9 °F)[14] Seville July 23, 1995
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[13] Córdoba August 1, 2003
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[15] Tacorón Lapillas, El Hierro August 12, 2023
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)[16] Alcantarilla, Base Aérea, Murcia July 4, 1994
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)[13][17] Montoro (Córdoba) August 10, 2012
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[2] Jaén July 8, 1939
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[18] Llanos de Aridane, La Palma August 20, 1953
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[19] Écija August 10, 2012
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[20] Mengíbar August 10, 2012
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[21] Granada August 14, 2021
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[13] Seville August 11, 2012
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)[13] La Rambla August 10, 2012
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)[22] Tasarte, La Aldea de San Nicolás August 12, 2023
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[17] Ciudad Jardín, Córdoba August 11, 2012
45.7 °C (114.3 °F)[23] Granada July 12, 2017
45.6 °C (114.1 °F)[13] Córdoba July 20, 1967
45.6 °C (114.1 °F)[13] Córdoba July 22 and 24, 1995
45.5 °C (113.9 °F)[18] La Oliva July 4, 1994
45.5 °C (113.9 °F)[20] El Carpio August 9, 2012
45.4 °C (113.7 °F)[13][20] Córdoba July 17, 1978 and August 11, 2012
45.4 °C (113.7 °F)[24] Badajoz July 13, 2017
45.2 °C (113.4 °F)[13][20] Córdoba August 10, 2012
45.1 °C (113.2 °F)[13][20] Montoro, Córdoba August 11, 2012
45.0 °C (113.0 °F)[13] Córdoba June 26, 1965 and July 21, 1995
45.0 °C (113.0 °F)[20] Adamuz August 9, 2012
44.9 °C (112.8 °F)[13] Morón de la Frontera August 11, 2012
44.8 °C (112.6 °F) Badajoz Airport August 1, 2003
44.8 °C (112.6 °F)[13] La Rambla, Córdoba August 11, 2012

Top 10 warmest days in Madrid[edit]

This list consists of the 10 warmest days ever recorded in Madrid, the capital city of Spain.[25]

  1. 40.7 °C, 14 July 2022
  2. 40.7 °C, 14 August 2021
  3. 40.7 °C, 28 June 2019
  4. 40.6 °C, 10 August 2012
  5. 40.3 °C, 13 August 2021
  6. 40.0 °C, 29 June 2019
  7. 40.0 °C, 17 June 2017
  8. 40.0 °C, 20 August 1993
  9. 39.9 °C, 3 August 2018
  10. 39.8 °C, 15 August 2021

Highest average highs temperatures ever recorded in Spain[edit]

The following list is the highest average maximum temperatures ever recorded in Spain, above 39 °C (102 °F). Cities in the interior of southern Spain recorded the highest average high temperatures ever in all of Europe.[26][27]

Temperature Location Month recorded
41.4 °C (106.5 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2015
41 °C (106 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2022
40.9 °C (105.6 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2020
40.4 °C (104.7 °F)[29][30] Córdoba July 2022
40.4 °C (104.7 °F)[28] La Rambla, Córdoba July 2022
40.3 °C (104.5 °F)[31] Córdoba July 2015
40.3 °C (104.5 °F)[32][30] Andújar, Jaén July 2022
40.3 °C (104.5 °F)[33] Écija July 2020
40.3 °C (104.5 °F)[28][30] Candeleda, Ávila July 2022
40.3 °C (104.5 °F)[28][30] Almadén, Ciudad Real July 2022
40.2 °C (104.4 °F)[34] Morón de la Frontera, Seville July 2022
40.2 °C (104.4 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba August 2018
40.2 °C (104.4 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba August 2023
40.2 °C (104.4 °F)[35] Andújar, Jaén August 2023
40.1 °C (104.2 °F)[36] Córdoba August 2023
39.9 °C (103.8 °F)[37] Andújar, Jaén July 2015
39.9 °C (103.8 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2016
39.9 °C (103.8 °F)[38] Écija August 2023
39.8 °C (103.6 °F)[39] Córdoba July 2020
39.8 °C (103.6 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2023
39.8 °C (103.6 °F)[28] La Rambla, Córdoba July 2015
39.8 °C (103.6 °F)[28] La Rambla, Córdoba July 2020
39.8 °C (103.6 °F)[28] Badajoz July 2022
39.7 °C (103.5 °F)[40] Mérida July 2022
39.6 °C (103.3 °F)[41] Granada July 2015
39.6 °C (103.3 °F)[42] Andújar, Jaén July 2020
39.5 °C (103.1 °F)[43] Écija July 2022
39.5 °C (103.1 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2010
39.5 °C (103.1 °F)[44] Córdoba July 1994
39.5 °C (103.1 °F)[45] Córdoba July 2016
39.4 °C (102.9 °F)[46] Seville July 2022
39.3 °C (102.7 °F)[47][48] Córdoba July 2023
39.3 °C (102.7 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba August 2013
39.3 °C (102.7 °F)[49] Granada July 2022
39.2 °C (102.6 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba August 2016
39.1 °C (102.4 °F)[50] Toledo July 2022
39.1 °C (102.4 °F)[51] Córdoba August 2018
39 °C (102 °F)[28] Montoro, Córdoba July 2017
39 °C (102 °F)[52] Badajoz Airport July 2022
39 °C (102 °F)[28] La Rambla, Córdoba July 2023

Lowest temperatures ever recorded in Spain[edit]

Temperature Location Date recorded
−32.0 °C (−25.6 °F)[3] Lake Estangento, province of Lleida February 2, 1956
−30.0 °C (−22.0 °F)[3][53] Calamocha December 17, 1963
−28.2 °C (−18.8 °F)[53] Molina de Aragón January 28, 1952
−28.0 °C (−18.4 °F)[3][53] Molina de Aragón December 17, 1963
−28.0 °C (−18.4 °F)[53] Monreal del Campo December 17, 1963 and January 4, 1971
−27.6 °C (−17.7 °F)[54] Ávila January 1945
−27.2 °C (−17.0 °F)[3] Camesa de Valdivia, Aguilar de Campo January 4, 1971
−27.0 °C (−16.6 °F)[53] Luco de Jiloca, Calamocha December 17, 1963
−26.7 °C (−16.1 °F)[53] Molina de Aragón January 31, 1947
−26.0 °C (−14.8 °F)[55] Lake Estangento, Lleida January 9, 1954
−26.0 °C (−14.8 °F)[56] Port de la Bonaigua February 1956
−25.2 °C (−13.4 °F)[53][57] Torremocha de Jiloca December 24, 2001
−25.0 °C (−13.0 °F)[55] Sabiñánigo January 31, 1954
−25.0 °C (−13.0 °F)[3] Polientes, Valderredible January 4, 1971
−24.8 °C (−12.6 °F)[55] Sabiñánigo February 1, 1954
−24.8 °C (−12.6 °F)[58] Erremendia, Salazar Valley March 1, 2005
−24.6 °C (−12.3 °F)[3] Reinosa January 4, 1971
−24.5 °C (−12.1 °F)[53] Calamocha January 1971
−24.4 °C (−11.9 °F)[53] Calamocha January 1947
−24.0 °C (−11.2 °F)[55] Lake Estangento, Lleida February 1, 1954
−24.0 °C (−11.2 °F)[55][56] Port de la Bonaigua February 1, 1954
−24.0 °C (−11.2 °F)[56] Vall de Núria February 1956
−24.0 °C (−11.2 °F)[54] Villena January 1957
−24.0 °C (−11.2 °F)[3] Albacete January 3, 1971
−23.5 °C (−10.3 °F)[57] Torremocha de Jiloca December 25, 2001
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)[53] Molina de Aragón January 1971
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)[3] Riaño ?
−22.8 °C (−9.0 °F)[55] Candanchú February 2, 1954
−22.8 °C (−9.0 °F)[57] Torremocha de Jiloca December 26, 2001
−22.6 °C (−8.7 °F)[58] Erremendia, Salazar Valley February 11, 2012
−22.0 °C (−7.6 °F)[53] Teruel January 1945
−22.0 °C (−7.6 °F)[55] Castellfort, Castellón February 2, 1954
−22.0 °C (−7.6 °F)[3] Burgos January 3, 1971
−21.5 °C (−6.7 °F)[3] La Molina February 11, 1956
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[59] Teruel January 12, 2021
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[60] Burgos January 20, 1885
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[56] Riaño February 5, 1954
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[60] Vitoria December 25, 1962
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[56] Port de la Bonaigua December 1962
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[56] Vic January 1971
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[53] Teruel January 1971
−20.6 °C (−5.1 °F)[55] Uña February 3, 1954
−20.4 °C (−4.7 °F)[55] Lake Toba, Cuenca February 3, 1954
−20.3 °C (−4.5 °F) Navacerrada December 25, 1962
−20.2 °C (−4.4 °F)[53] Molina de Aragón February 1986
−20.0 °C (−4.0 °F)[55] Port de la Bonaigua January 9, 1954
−20.0 °C (−4.0 °F)[55] Vielha e Mijaran February 1, 1954
−20.0 °C (−4.0 °F)[55] Triollo February 5, 1954
−20.0 °C (−4.0 °F)[55][56] Vall de Núria February 5, 1954
−20.0 °C (−4.0 °F)[3] Salamanca February 5, 1963

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