Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Spain's Hottest Summer on Record Amidst Climate Change
Imagine summer getting super hot!
Spain just had its hottest summer ever in 2025.
It was even hotter than the summer before.
The weather got so hot because of climate change, causing heatwaves that lasted a long time.
Some places got way hotter than usual, even over 45 degrees!
These hot temperatures also helped make the worst wildfires in a long time.
Scientists say we need to get ready for more hot summers, and also work to stop climate change.
Spain's summer of 2025 was the hottest since records began in 1961.
Temperatures were 2.1 degrees Celsius warmer than the 1991-2020 average.
The summer included three heatwaves spanning 36 days.
An August heatwave saw temperatures exceed 45C in the south of the country.
Intense heat contributed to Spain's worst wildfire season in three decades.
- Who
- AEMET (Spain's state weather agency)
- What
- Spain experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025.
- When
- Summer 2025
- Where
- Spain
- Why
- Due to climate change, causing more than a month of heatwaves.
- Hottest Summer Recorded
- 2025
- Temperature Increase
- 2.1 degrees Celsius warmer than 1991-2020 average
- Previous Hottest Summer
- 2022
- Heatwave Duration
- 36 days across three heatwaves
- Most Intense Heatwave
- August; temperatures exceeding 45C
- Wildfires
- Contributed to worst season in 3 decades