ClimavisoJuly 2022 heatwave: heat in Andalucía, Extremadura and elsewhere, 21–25 July 2022
21 July 2022 to 25 July 2022. Updated 26 October 2026.
AEMET records a heatwave from 9 July to 26 July 2022.
Over 5 days, 74 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for heat: 152 zone-days at orange or red, 8 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 24 July, with 61 zones.
24 July was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 18.9 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 22 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 37 heat episodes, it is number 19.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 21 July | — | 15 | 82 | heat |
| Fri 22 July | — | 15 | 74 | heat |
| Sat 23 July | 1 | 26 | 68 | heat |
| Sun 24 July | 3 | 58 | 69 | heat |
| Mon 25 July | 4 | 30 | 68 | heat |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 67 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 46.0 °C at Molina de Segura (Vega del Segura) on 25 July.
| Zone | Highest temperature |
|---|---|
| Vega del Segura | 46.0 °C Molina de Segura · 25 July |
| Campiña cordobesa | 45.5 °C Fuente Palmera · 24 July |
| Campiña sevillana | 45.1 °C Tomares, Zaudín · 24 July |
| Este, sur y oeste de Gran Canaria | 45.0 °C La Aldea de San Nicolás, Tasarte · 25 July |
| Litoral sur de Alicante | 44.9 °C Orihuela · 25 July |
| Campiña gaditana | 44.5 °C Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto · 25 July |
| Morena y Condado | 44.2 °C Andújar · 24 July |
| Sierra norte de Sevilla | 44.2 °C La Puebla de los Infantes · 24 July |
| Andévalo y Condado | 44.0 °C Villarrasa · 24 July |
| Litoral de Huelva | 43.9 °C Huelva, Ronda Este · 25 July |
| Sierra sur de Sevilla | 43.9 °C La Roda de Andalucía · 24 July |
| Antequera | 43.7 °C Antequera Ayuntamiento (automática Thies) · 24 July |
| Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas | 43.2 °C Lorca · 25 July |
| Subbética cordobesa | 43.1 °C Aguilar de la Frontera · 24 July |
| Interior sur de Valencia | 43.0 °C Bicorp · 25 July |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | 42.9 °C Albox · 25 July |
| Grazalema | 42.8 °C Olvera · 24 July |
| Ronda | 42.8 °C Cortes de la Frontera · 25 July |
| Alcaraz y Segura | 42.7 °C Yeste, Embalse Fuensanta · 24 July |
| Ibérica zaragozana | 42.5 °C La Almunia de Doña Godina · 24 July |
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 8 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 5 of them (median: 25 h) and for the current hour in the other 3: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 41 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campiña cordobesa | Sat 23 | Wed 20 Jul, 23:50 orange | 16:40 | 16:00 · for the current hour |
| Campiña cordobesa | Sun 24 | Thu 21 Jul, 23:50 orange | Sat 23 Jul, 11:49 | 13:00 · 25 h before |
| Campiña gaditana | Sun 24 | Thu 21 Jul, 23:50 orange | Sat 23 Jul, 11:49 | 13:00 · 25 h before |
| Campiña sevillana | Sun 24 | Thu 21 Jul, 23:50 orange | 18:35 | 18:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral de Huelva | Mon 25 | Fri 22 Jul, 23:50 orange | Sat 23 Jul, 11:52 | 13:00 · 49 h before |
| Vega del Segura | Mon 25 | Fri 22 Jul, 23:50 orange | Sat 23 Jul, 11:52 | 13:00 · 49 h before |
| Campiña sevillana | Mon 25 | Fri 22 Jul, 23:50 orange | Sun 24 Jul, 22:15 | 13:00 · 15 h before |
| Campiña cordobesa | Mon 25 | Fri 22 Jul, 23:50 orange | 13:16 | 13:00 · for the current hour |
The full timeline: 161 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 161 in all.
Sat 23 July
- Campiña cordobesa: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 24, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 45 °C.
- Campiña gaditana: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 24, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
- Litoral de Huelva: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 25, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 42 °C.
- Vega del Segura: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 25, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 45 °C.
- Campiña cordobesa: Raises the heat warning to red: Saturday 23, 17:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
Sun 24 July
- Campiña sevillana: Raises the heat warning to red: Sunday 24, 19:00–20:00. Highs of 44 °C.
- Campiña sevillana: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 25, 13:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °C.
Mon 25 July
- Campiña cordobesa: Raises the heat warning to red: Monday 25, 14:00–21:00. Highs of 44 °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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