Latest news Longest heatwave in years looms in Spain
According to a warning from the national weather service Aemet, the popular vacation destination of Spain is heading for its longest heatwave in years. According to the weather service, the maximum temperatures of around 40 degrees in large parts of the country could last until Thursday. That would be around twelve days in total. The last time it was this hot for this long was in 2022. Next Tuesday, even more than 44 degrees are expected in the southwest of the country.
08.08.2025, 21:12
SDA
On the Balearic Islands with the vacation island of Mallorca, which is particularly popular with Germans, as well as in the tourist metropolis of Barcelona and on the Costa del Sol in the south, it was not quite as hot as inland with temperatures of around 35 degrees. However, the humidity is often higher by the sea, which makes the heat even more stressful. Nature also suffers. According to Spanish media reports, a noticeably higher number of weakened chicks or chicks that have fallen out of the nest prematurely are being handed over to animal rescue centers.
Aemet declared warning levels in 14 of the 17 so-called autonomous communities on Friday. For the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa, which are also very popular with holidaymakers, there was even the highest red alert level for Saturday and Sunday, which corresponds to a particularly high risk to health. Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Tenerife are likely to be particularly affected.
