Spain Records Over 1,000 Heat-Related Deaths in June

Spain recorded an estimated 1,029 excess deaths attributable to high temperatures during June 2026, according to the Health Ministry’s daily mortality-monitoring system. The figure emerged after a five-day heatwave pushed temperatures beyond 40°C across parts of the country.

June became Spain’s second-hottest on record, surpassed only by June 2025. The scale of the mortality estimate, combined with hundreds of broken temperature records, reveals how an exceptionally early heat episode became a national health emergency.