ClimavisoHow many red warnings does AEMET issue in Spain each year?
AEMET data up to 26 October 2026. Averages for 2019–2025. Updated 26 October 2026.
Short answer
On average, 23 days a year with a red warning somewhere in Spain (2019–2025), and 88 red-warning days adding up every zone. The year with the most was 2025, with 33.
| Year | Warning days per zone | Orange or red per zone | Days with a red warning somewhere in Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 66 | 13 | 35 |
| 2025 | 64 | 13 | 33 |
| 2024 | 55 | 8.5 | 25 |
| 2023 | 63 | 11 | 28 |
| 2022 | 55 | 9.2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 51 | 9.8 | 23 |
| 2020 | 53 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 49 | 8.7 | 24 |
* 2026: up to 26 October 2026.
How it is counted
A warning day is a day on which AEMET had at least one yellow, orange or red warning in the zone; it counts once, at its highest level. Spain has 182 warning zones and every town gets the warnings of its own. Averages use the complete years 2019–2025; provinces and regions are the average of their zones. A warning is a forecast that a threshold will be crossed, not damage, and each zone has its own thresholds: these figures measure how often AEMET warns, not the climate or the risk to a building.
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How to cite
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