According to the latest data, the total number of deaths attributed to high temperatures in Spain since the beginning of June has reached 4,458 people. This figure significantly exceeds the 3,073 deaths registered during the same period in 2025 and 1,890 deaths in 2024.
The current number of victims is approaching the level recorded in 2022, when an estimated 4,520 heat-related deaths were registered during the same period.
This data is published daily by the Carlos III Health Institute and is subject to periodic verification. It represents estimates obtained using the Mortality Monitoring system (MoMo).
The MoMo system collects daily information on death cases in Spain and calculates the difference between observed and expected mortality based on historical series, while also taking into account factors such as temperatures recorded by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
Like much of Europe, Spain is experiencing an exceptionally hot summer characterized by a series of prolonged heatwaves.
According to Aemet, July 2026 was the hottest month since records began in the country, matching July 2022. At the same time, this month was also the 'driest since records began in 1961,' amidst a summer marked by exceptional forest fires in various regions of Spain.
Spain is one of the European countries particularly vulnerable to climate change, and in recent years, more frequent and prolonged heatwaves have been recorded here, with temperatures regularly exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.