July 2022 heatwave: heat across much of Spain, 9–18 July 2022

9 July 2022 to 18 July 2022. Updated 26 October 2026.

AEMET records a heatwave from 9 July to 26 July 2022.

Over 10 days, 118 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for heat: 535 zone-days at orange or red, 31 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 16 July, with 86 zones.

14 July was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 20.8 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).

RedOrangeYellowNo warningEach zone at the highest warning it had during the episode. Grey: no warning on those days.

True-colour satellite image of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands on 16 July 2022 — Spain from space on 16 July 2022, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 2 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 37 heat episodes, it is number 2.
Until then, no heat episode in the archive had been this widespread.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Sat 9 July	—	17	36	heat
Sun 10 July	1	25	52	heat
Mon 11 July	—	27	66	heat
Tue 12 July	1	38	68	heat
Wed 13 July	3	68	58	heat
Thu 14 July	10	67	45	heat
Fri 15 July	2	67	53	heat
Sat 16 July	5	81	47	heat
Sun 17 July	3	75	47	heat
Mon 18 July	6	39	46	heat

Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Campiña cordobesa	Córdoba	red	10
Campiña sevillana	Sevilla	red	10
Sur de Salamanca	Salamanca	red	10
Sur de Ávila	Ávila	red	10
Tajo y Alagón	Cáceres	red	10
Valle del Tajo	Toledo	red	10
Vegas del Guadiana	Badajoz	red	10
Villuercas y Montánchez	Cáceres	red	10
Norte de Cáceres	Cáceres	red	10
Miño de Ourense	Ourense	red	9
Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja	La Rioja	red	9
Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza	Zaragoza	red	9
Ribera del Ebro de Navarra	Navarra	red	9
Cantabria del Ebro	Cantabria	red	6
Cuenca del Nervión	Araba/Álava	red	6
Bizkaia interior	Bizkaia	red	5
Gipuzkoa interior	Gipuzkoa	red	4
Este, sur y oeste de Gran Canaria	Gran Canaria	red	3
Gipuzkoa litoral	Gipuzkoa	red	3
Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra	Navarra	red	3
Bizkaia litoral	Bizkaia	red	2
La Siberia extremeña	Badajoz	orange	10
Valle del Guadalquivir de Jaén	Jaén	orange	10
Sierra de San Vicente	Toledo	orange	10
Sur, Vegas y Oeste	Madrid	orange	10
Meseta cacereña	Cáceres	orange	9
Morena y Condado	Jaén	orange	10
Barros y Serena	Badajoz	orange	9
Sur de Badajoz	Badajoz	orange	9
Andévalo y Condado	Huelva	orange	8
Meseta de Zamora	Zamora	orange	10
Metropolitana y Henares	Madrid	orange	10
Meseta de Salamanca	Salamanca	orange	9
Meseta de Valladolid	Valladolid	orange	9
Alcarria de Guadalajara	Guadalajara	orange	10
Serranía de Cuenca	Cuenca	orange	10
Sierras de Alcudia y Madrona	Ciudad Real	orange	10
Valle del Guadiana	Ciudad Real	orange	10
Meseta de Segovia	Segovia	orange	9
Pirineo de Lleida	Lleida	orange	9
Centro de Huesca	Huesca	orange	8
Cinco Villas de Zaragoza	Zaragoza	orange	8
Meseta de Burgos	Burgos	orange	8
Meseta de Palencia	Palencia	orange	8
Pirineo oscense	Huesca	orange	8
Sur de Huesca	Huesca	orange	8
Sur de Ourense	Ourense	orange	8
Montes de Toledo	Toledo	orange	10
Montes del norte y Anchuras	Ciudad Real	orange	10
Sierra de Madrid	Madrid	orange	10
Aracena	Huelva	orange	9
Bierzo de León	León	orange	9
Cazorla y Segura	Jaén	orange	9
Cuenca del Genil	Granada	orange	9
Depresión central de Lleida	Lleida	orange	9
Meseta de Ávila	Ávila	orange	9
Serranía de Guadalajara	Guadalajara	orange	9
Sistema Central de Segovia	Segovia	orange	9
Bajo Aragón de Teruel	Teruel	orange	8
Centro de Navarra	Navarra	orange	8
Ibérica de Soria	Soria	orange	8
Ibérica zaragozana	Zaragoza	orange	8
Meseta de Soria	Soria	orange	8
Sierra y Pedroches	Córdoba	orange	8
Ibérica de Burgos	Burgos	orange	7
Alcarria conquense	Cuenca	orange	10
La Mancha de Ciudad Real	Ciudad Real	orange	9
Sistema Central de Soria	Soria	orange	9
Sistema Central de Ávila	Ávila	orange	9
Subbética cordobesa	Córdoba	orange	9
Sur de Lugo	Lugo	orange	9
Rioja alavesa	Araba/Álava	orange	8
Sistema Central de Salamanca	Salamanca	orange	8
Litoral de Huelva	Huelva	orange	7
Meseta de León	León	orange	7
Norte de Burgos	Burgos	orange	7
Capital y Montes de Jaén	Jaén	orange	9
La Mancha conquense	Cuenca	orange	9
La Mancha toledana	Toledo	orange	9
Noroeste de Ourense	Ourense	orange	9
Valdeorras	Ourense	orange	9
Sierra norte de Sevilla	Sevilla	orange	8
Condado de Treviño	Burgos	orange	7
Llanada alavesa	Araba/Álava	orange	7
Liébana	Cantabria	orange	6
Miño de Pontevedra	Pontevedra	orange	5
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Cantabria	orange	4
Interior de Pontevedra	Pontevedra	orange	4
Pirineo navarro	Navarra	orange	4
Parameras de Molina	Guadalajara	orange	9
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	León	orange	8
Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos	Burgos	orange	7
Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia	Palencia	orange	7
Depresión central de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	7
Ibérica riojana	La Rioja	orange	7
Interior norte de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	7
Interior sur de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	6
Sanabria	Zamora	orange	6
Interior de A Coruña	A Coruña	orange	5
Suroeste de A Coruña	A Coruña	orange	5
Rias Baixas	Pontevedra	orange	4
Cumbres de Gran Canaria	Gran Canaria	orange	3
Este, sur y oeste de Tenerife	Tenerife	orange	3
Fuerteventura	Fuerteventura	orange	3
La Gomera	La Gomera	orange	3
Área metropolitana de Tenerife	Tenerife	orange	3
Lanzarote	Lanzarote	orange	2
Campiña gaditana	Cádiz	orange	9
La Mancha albaceteña	Albacete	orange	9
Pirineo de Girona	Girona	orange	9
Prepirineo de Barcelona	Barcelona	orange	8
Depresión central de Barcelona	Barcelona	orange	7
Centro de Lugo	Lugo	orange	6
Litoral sur de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	6
Suroccidental asturiana	Asturias	orange	5
El Hierro	El Hierro	orange	3
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Asturias	orange	2
Central y Valles Mineros	Asturias	orange	1

And 45 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 45.7 °C at Almonte (Litoral de Huelva) on 13 July.

Zone	Highest temperature
Litoral de Huelva	45.7 °C Almonte · 13 July
Vegas del Guadiana	45.5 °C Olivenza · 13 July
Sur de Ávila	45.4 °C Candeleda · 14 July
Campiña sevillana	45.2 °C Morón de la Frontera · 13 July
Campiña cordobesa	45.0 °C Montoro · 14 July
Tajo y Alagón	44.9 °C Navalmoral de la Mata · 14 July
Valle del Tajo	44.9 °C Talavera de la Reina · 14 July
Sur de Badajoz	44.7 °C Villanueva del Fresno · 13 July
Sierras de Alcudia y Madrona	44.6 °C Almadén · 13 July
Aracena	44.3 °C Aroche · 13 July
Morena y Condado	44.3 °C Andújar · 14 July
La Mancha albaceteña	44.2 °C Villarrobledo · 14 July
La Siberia extremeña	44.2 °C Herrera del Duque · 14 July
Miño de Ourense	44.1 °C Ourense · 14 July
Barros y Serena	44.0 °C Barcarrota · 13 July
Andévalo y Condado	43.8 °C Villarrasa · 13 July
Norte de Cáceres	43.7 °C Guijo de Granadilla · 14 July
Interior sur de Valencia	43.6 °C Xàtiva · 13 July
Metropolitana y Henares	43.6 °C Arganda del Rey · 14 July
Meseta cacereña	43.5 °C Aliseda · 14 July

And 98 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: 26 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
Este, sur y oeste de Gran Canaria	Sun 10	Thu 7 Jul, 23:50 orange	Sat 9 Jul, 11:24	13:00 · 26 h before
Miño de Ourense	Tue 12	Sat 9 Jul, 23:50 orange	Mon 11 Jul, 11:05	13:00 · 26 h before
Vegas del Guadiana	Wed 13	Sun 10 Jul, 23:50 orange	Tue 12 Jul, 11:07	13:00 · 26 h before
Campiña sevillana	Wed 13	Sun 10 Jul, 23:50 orange	Tue 12 Jul, 11:09	13:00 · 26 h before
Miño de Ourense	Wed 13	Sun 10 Jul, 23:50 orange	Tue 12 Jul, 21:39	13:00 · 15 h before
Campiña sevillana	Thu 14	Tue 12 Jul, 09:22 orange	Tue 12 Jul, 11:49	13:00 · 49 h before
Vegas del Guadiana	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Tue 12 Jul, 11:49	13:00 · 49 h before
Norte de Cáceres	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:46	13:00 · 26 h before
Tajo y Alagón	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:46	13:00 · 26 h before
Villuercas y Montánchez	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:46	13:00 · 26 h before
Valle del Tajo	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:57	13:00 · 26 h before
Sur de Salamanca	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:58	13:00 · 26 h before
Sur de Ávila	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:58	13:00 · 26 h before
Miño de Ourense	Thu 14	Mon 11 Jul, 23:50 orange	Wed 13 Jul, 10:59	13:00 · 26 h before
Campiña cordobesa	Thu 14	Tue 12 Jul, 09:22 orange	09:52	13:00 · 3 h before

And 16 more zone-days.

The full timeline: 598 changes at orange or red

Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 598 in all.

Sat 9 July

11:24 Este, sur y oeste de Gran Canaria: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 10, 13:00–19:00. Highs of 41 °C.

Mon 11 July

11:05 Miño de Ourense: Raises the heat warning to red: Tuesday 12, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.

Tue 12 July

11:07 Vegas del Guadiana: Raises the heat warning to red: Wednesday 13, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
11:09 Campiña sevillana: Raises the heat warning to red: Wednesday 13, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
11:49 Campiña sevillana, Vegas del Guadiana: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
21:39 Miño de Ourense: Raises the heat warning to red: Wednesday 13, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.

Wed 13 July

10:46 Norte de Cáceres: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 43 °C.
10:46 Tajo y Alagón: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
10:46 Villuercas y Montánchez: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
10:57 Valle del Tajo: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
10:58 Sur de Salamanca, Sur de Ávila: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
10:59 Miño de Ourense: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
23:05 Vegas del Guadiana: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 15, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.

Thu 14 July

09:52 Campiña cordobesa: Raises the heat warning to red: Thursday 14, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
21:48 Miño de Ourense: Raises the heat warning to red: Friday 15, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.

Fri 15 July

11:09 Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 16, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
11:09 Vegas del Guadiana: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 16, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
11:12 Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 16, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
11:50 Cantabria del Ebro: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 16, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 40 °C.
11:50 Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 16, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.

Sat 16 July

11:15 Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 17, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
11:19 Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 17, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
11:22 Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 17, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.

Sun 17 July

11:23 Bizkaia interior, Gipuzkoa interior: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 18, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 41 °C.
11:23 Bizkaia litoral: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 18, 11:00–17:00. Highs of 40 °C.
11:23 Cuenca del Nervión, Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 18, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.

Mon 18 July

08:54 Gipuzkoa litoral: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 18, 11:00–17:00. Highs of 40 °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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