Spain records over 1,000 heat-related deaths in June
The Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid, Spain, said 1,028 people in the country died from heat-related causes during the heatwave that hit Europe.
The research institute on Wednesday stated that more than 1,000 heat-related deaths were recorded in June, compared with the 407 deaths linked to heat recorded in June 2025.
In an update on Wednesday, Spain’s State Meteorological Agency disclosed that June 2026 was the second-warmest June on record.
The weather agency noted that the month recorded an average temperature 3.2°C above normal.
It added that the first half of 2026 was the hottest on record in Spain, noting that the average temperature was 1.6°C above normal levels.
“The first half of 2026 becomes the warmest for the whole of Spain since records began, with a temperature 1.6 °C above normal. The seven warmest first halves in the series (starting in 1961) have occurred in the last ten years,” said the agency. “The warming in June is very clear: the thirteen warmest Junes since 1961 have been recorded in the 21st century.”
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