Spain records 1,029 heat-related excess deaths in second-hottest June

Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths in June 2024 attributable to heat, according to official data from the Health Ministry's MoMo mortality monitoring system. A five-day heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F) made it the second-hottest June on record, after June 2025. Average temperatures were 3.2°C above normal, as reported by weather agency AEMET. At the peak on June 23, 35.7 million people—roughly 73% of the population—were exposed to health risks, with 38% facing high risk. This June had the most heat-attributed deaths since 2015. Since 1975, there have been 12 heatwaves in June, half occurring in the past decade. All 13 hottest Junes since 1961 have occurred in the 21st century.