Andalusia records Spain's highest temperature at 43.3°C amid third summer heatwave
Albox in Almería province registered 43.3°C at 18:00 on Friday, the highest temperature in Spain during the third heatwave of the summer, according to Aemet data.
Andalusia registered the highest temperatures in Spain on Friday as the country's third official heatwave of the summer, declared on Tuesday, pushed readings above 43°C. The municipality of Albox in Almería province recorded the national maximum of 43.3°C at 18:00, according to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) consulted by Europa Press.
Lorca (Murcia) followed with 42°C at 16:30, and Rágol, inside the Sierra Nevada National Park in Almería, also reached 42°C at 16:00. Estepona (Málaga) came next at 41.9°C (16:40), then Almansa (Albacete) with 41.8°C (16:50). Coín (Málaga) matched that 41.8°C at 16:20, and Málaga airport recorded 41.5°C at 16:50. The list was completed by Llimiana (Lleida) at 41.4°C (16:10), and the Murcian towns of Caravaca de la Cruz and Yecla, both at 41.3°C, recorded at 13:40 and 14:50 respectively. Five of the ten highest readings were in Andalusian localities.
- Albox (Almería)
- 43.3 °C
- Lorca (Murcia)
- 42 °C
- Rágol (Almería)
- 42 °C
- Estepona (Málaga)
- 41.9 °C
- Almansa (Albacete)
- 41.8 °C
- Coín (Málaga)
- 41.8 °C
- Málaga airport
- 41.5 °C
- Llimiana (Lleida)
- 41.4 °C
- Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia)
- 41.3 °C
- Yecla (Murcia)
- 41.3 °C
