ClimavisoJune 2019 heatwave: heat across much of Spain, 27–30 June 2019
27 June 2019 to 30 June 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
AEMET records a heatwave from 26 June to 1 July 2019.
Over 4 days, 74 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for heat: 180 zone-days at orange or red, 31 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 29 June, with 66 zones.
28 June was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 18 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 15 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 37 heat episodes, it is number 13.
- There hadn't been a heat episode this widespread since August 2018.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 27 June | 2 | 38 | 47 | heat |
| Fri 28 June | 14 | 43 | 43 | heat |
| Sat 29 June | 12 | 54 | 47 | heat |
| Sun 30 June | 3 | 14 | 63 | heat |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 47 more zones with yellow warnings only.
What AEMET's stations measured
The most measured in the zones with an orange or red warning, on their warning days: a high of 44.0 °C at Quinto (Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza) on 29 June.
| Zone | Highest temperature |
|---|---|
| Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza | 44.0 °C Quinto · 29 June |
| Prelitoral de Girona | 43.9 °C Girona · 28 June |
| Bajo Aragón de Teruel | 43.6 °C Hijar · 29 June |
| Sur de Huesca | 43.6 °C Fraga · 28 June |
| Depresión central de Lleida | 43.4 °C Lleida · 29 June |
| Ibérica zaragozana | 43.3 °C La Almunia de Doña Godina · 27 June |
| Morena y Condado | 43.3 °C Andújar · 29 June |
| Valle del Tajo | 43.2 °C Oropesa · 28 June |
| Depresión central de Barcelona | 43.1 °C Balsareny · 28 June |
| Pirineo de Lleida | 43.1 °C Llimiana · 29 June |
| Cazorla y Segura | 43.0 °C Villanueva del Arzobispo · 28 June |
| Norte de Burgos | 42.8 °C Miranda de Ebro · 29 June |
| Sur de Ávila | 42.8 °C Candeleda · 28 June |
| Valle del Guadiana | 42.8 °C Puebla de Don Rodrigo · 29 June |
| Ribera del Ebro de Navarra | 42.7 °C Bardenas Reales, Base Aérea · 29 June |
| Cuenca del Genil | 42.6 °C Granada Aeropuerto · 28 June |
| La Mancha de Ciudad Real | 42.6 °C Almagro/famet · 28 June |
| Tajo y Alagón | 42.5 °C Navalmoral de la Mata · 28 June |
| Metropolitana y Henares | 42.4 °C Arganda del Rey · 29 June |
| Montes del norte y Anchuras | 42.4 °C El Robledo · 28 June |
And 54 more zones with an orange or red warning.
For each zone, the highest value its AEMET stations measured on the episode's warning days (the lowest, for the low temperature), with the station and the day. Rain from 07:00 to 07:00 UTC; gust: the day's strongest. It is what the zone's stations measured, not every town, and a measurement, like a warning, is not damage.
How AEMET's warnings unfolded
The red warning reached 31 zone-days, and AEMET always issued it ahead of time (median: 25 h). The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 35 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizkaia interior | Thu 27 | Mon 24 Jun, 23:50 yellow | 08:12 | 14:00 · 6 h before |
| Gipuzkoa interior | Thu 27 | Mon 24 Jun, 23:50 yellow | 08:12 | 14:00 · 6 h before |
| Centro de Navarra | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 10:36 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Ribera del Ebro de Navarra | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 10:36 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Depresión central de Barcelona | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:00 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Depresión central de Lleida | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:00 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Prelitoral de Girona | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:00 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:00 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Sur de Huesca | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:00 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:10 | 13:00 · 26 h before |
| Ampurdán | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:41 | 12:00 · 24 h before |
| Cinco Villas de Zaragoza | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | Thu 27 Jun, 11:41 | 12:00 · 24 h before |
| Bajo Aragón de Teruel | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | 08:20 | 12:00 · 4 h before |
| Pirineo de Girona | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | 08:47 | 12:00 · 3 h before |
| Pirineo de Lleida | Fri 28 | Tue 25 Jun, 23:50 orange | 08:47 | 12:00 · 3 h before |
And 16 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 264 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 264 in all.
Thu 27 June
- Bizkaia interior, Gipuzkoa interior: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 27, 14:00–20:00. Highs of 40 °C.
- Centro de Navarra, Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 14:00–20:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Depresión central de Barcelona, Depresión central de Lleida, Prelitoral de Girona, Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza, Sur de Huesca: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 12:00–20:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Ampurdán: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 12:00–20:00. Highs of 40 °C.
- Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 12:00–20:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Centro de Navarra: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 14:00–20:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Depresión central de Lleida, Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza, Sur de Huesca: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 43 °C.
- Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 14:00–20:00. Highs of 43 °C.
- Centro de Navarra, Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Brings the red heat warning forward: now from 13:00 on Friday 28. Highs of 42 °C.
- Bajo Aragón de Teruel, Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Centro de Navarra: Brings the red heat warning forward: now from 13:00 on Saturday 29. Highs of 42 °C.
- Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Brings the red heat warning forward: now from 13:00 on Saturday 29. Highs of 43 °C.
Fri 28 June
- Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 12:00–20:00. Highs of 43 °C.
- Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 12:00–20:00. Highs of 41 °C.
- Depresión central de Tarragona: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 28, 12:00–20:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Depresión central de Tarragona: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 41 °C.
- Prelitoral norte de Tarragona: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Prelitoral norte de Tarragona: Lowers the heat warning to orange: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 41 °C.
- Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 29, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
Sat 29 June
- Bajo Aragón de Teruel, Cinco Villas de Zaragoza, Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 30, 11:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
AEMET's issue times, in mainland Spain time (Canary Islands in island time). Notice is the time from issue to the first hour the warning covered; a warning issued “for the current hour” runs from the hour it is published.
What this says and what it doesn't
A warning is an AEMET forecast, not a measurement or a damage report: it says a threshold is expected to be exceeded in a zone. A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building.
A zone-day is one warning zone with a warning on one day. Ten zones at orange on the same day make ten zone-days. A day with several warnings in one zone counts once, at its highest level.
Each zone has its own thresholds, so an orange heat warning in Asturias doesn't mean the same temperature as in Córdoba. More in how warnings work.
To cite: “Climaviso, from AEMET warnings”.
Source: official AEMET warnings, collected by Climaviso since June 2018.
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