The ‘African beast’ will leave temperatures close to 45 degrees Celsius this weekend in many parts of the center and south of the peninsula. Therefore, it is a good time to find out which are the hottest provincial capitals in Spain according to data provided by the State Meteorological Agency.
The first thing to keep in mind is that to date the absolute temperature record in our country is held by Montoro, a municipality in Cordoba that in July 2017 reached 47.3 degrees Celsius .
Murcia
The maximum temperature that has been registered in Murcia is 47.2 degrees . Summers are hot and humid, with average highs of 33 degrees.
For this week the City Council has launched a special plan for high temperatures that comes into force on Monday, July 12: sports temperatures are suspended, municipal parks and gardens will be closed to the public and a sports pavilion will be set up for people who they are homeless. In the rest of the Murcia region, agricultural workers will have a reduced working day, from 06:00 to 11:00.
Cordova
The second place in the ranking is for Córdoba, where the maximum temperature that has risen since there are records is 46.6 degrees . In the months of July and August, the maximum and minimum temperatures are 36 and 18 degrees, respectively. Summer in the Andalusian city is hot and winter mild.
Seville
Seville is one of the hottest provincial capitals in Spain. The maximum temperature recorded also exceeds 45 degrees: 46.6 degrees , nothing more and nothing less. The weather in the summer months is dry and hot, with an average maximum temperature of 36 degrees.
Badajoz
The fourth place on the list is for Badajoz, where, according to AEMET, 44.8 degrees have been reached. Summer is very dry and hot, with an average maximum temperature of 35 degrees and an average minimum temperature of 18 degrees.
Saragossa
And, in fifth and last place, Zaragoza. In the Aragonese capital the historical maximum temperature is 44.5 degrees . Summer is very hot and between June and September the maximum temperature is 33 degrees on average.
These are the hottest provincial capitals in Spain . In all of them the orange warning for high temperatures is activated this Sunday.
