MALAGA is bracing for one of its hottest summers since records began in 1961, according to Spain’s weather forecaster, AEMET.
AEMET’s director in Malaga, Jesus Riesco, said: “We’re going to have a fairly warm summer across Spain, especially in the south.”
Riesco specified that summer in Malaga, will ‘probably be one of the warmest’ on record.
Since records began in 1961, 2025 and 2023 are tied as the hottest summers ever recorded in the province, with an average daily temperature of 26.4C.
The third hottest summer was in 2022 with an average of 26C.
Predictions for a sweltering summer come after a hot spring.
Spring 2026 was the fifth hottest on record with an average daily temperature of 16C which Riesco described as ‘significantly above normal’.
In terms of rainfall, spring was the tenth driest on record with 53% of the typical amount of rainfall recorded.
May also brought a sweltering spring heatwave with temperatures throughout Spain soaring close to 40C while 101 heat-related deaths were recorded throughout the month.
Riesco says that several heatwaves are expected throughout the summer with the first potentially arriving on Sunday.
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Temperatures are set to soar to 39C in Madrid, 40C in Lleida and Cordoba and 41C in Badajoz on Sunday.
In Malaga, temperatures are expected to hover in the early 30s.
With temperatures already climbing and heatwaves forecast in the coming weeks, residents across Spain are being urged to prepare for a long, hot summer.
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