SPAIN has shattered its September temperature records across the country, bringing unprecedented daytime heat and sleepless nights across the country.
Data from the state weather agency AEMET confirmed the historic heatwave peaked on Saturday, September 5.
Pamplona airport recorded the highest national figure with a sweltering 40.8C.
But the extreme weather is heavily concentrated in expat-heavy regions, with Lleida in Catalunya breaching the 40C mark to hit 40.2C.
Almeria airport reached 39.4C, smashing its previous September record of 38.4C set in 2021.
Girona airport also saw an all-time high for the month of 38.6C.
In Barcelona, the Fabra Observatory recorded 35.5C, completely obliterating a long-standing September record of 33.0C that had stood since 1983.
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It was the fourth consecutive day the 112-year-old observatory had broken its own historical record.
The Catalan capital has also been suffering through historically uncomfortable sleeping conditions.
The Can Bruixa weather station in the Les Corts neighbourhood, a residential district where the Camp Nou is located, recorded a minimum nighttime temperature of 26.5C.
This marks the city’s 62nd ‘torrid night’ of 2026, meaning temperatures failed to drop below 25C.
That figure destroys the previous record of 51 torrid nights set during the deadly European heatwave of 2003.
Further south in Andalucia, the coast was also battered by extreme overnight minimums.
Huelva recorded a nighttime low of 25.7C, while the Rota naval base in Cadiz saw 25.3C.
Tarifa, the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, sweltered through a 24.2C minimum.
Although temperatures have began to dip slightly today (Tuesday), the cooler Atlantic airmass will only be felt in earnest after Wednesday morning, paving the way for a dry, settled weekend across Spain with temperatures returning to seasonal averages.
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