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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 On July 30, 1876 and August 4, 1881, temperatures of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) and 50.0 °C (122.0 °F) were both reported for Seville: these readings are unreliable, since they were measured under a standard exposure and in poor technical conditions. 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, along with other unofficial readings measured in various locations, probably taken without proper instruments. On July 17, 1978, an unconfirmed temperature of 47.5 °C (117.5 °F) was recorded at Barranco de Masca, Tenerife.

Lowest temperatures ever recorded Nationwide, the official lowest temperature ever reported in Spain is −32.0 °C (−25.6 °F) in Estany Gento, Province of Lleida on 2 February 1956; although in recent years lower temperatures have been recorded by stations not belonging to AEMET, the lowest being −35.8 °C (−32.4 °F) at Vega de Liordes, in the Picos de Europa.

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

40.7 °C, 14 July 2022 40.7 °C, 14 August 2021 40.7 °C, 28 June 2019 40.6 °C, 10 August 2012 40.3 °C, 13 August 2021 40.0 °C, 29 June 2019 40.0 °C, 17 June 2017 40.0 °C, 20 August 1993 39.9 °C, 3 August 2018 39.8 °C, 15 August 2021

Highest mean maximum temperatures ever recorded The following list is the highest average mean maximum temperatures ever recorded in Spain, equal to or greater than 40 °C (104 °F). Cities in the interior of southern Spain recorded the highest average mean maximums temperatures ever in all of Europe.

Highest temperature per month

Peninsular Spain

Notes

External links Temperaturas históricas en España Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía - Estaciones Agroclimáticas

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