Weather in January
Heat wave in Spain – it is currently almost 30 degrees warm in Valencia
Because of the current heat wave in Spain, it’s beach weather again here in Valencia
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Beach weather in Spain: In some parts of the country, temperatures are currently climbing to almost 30 degrees during the day. There had already been a heat wave there in December.
Temperature records in Spain at the beginning of the year
The weather agency spoke of an “anomaly” in the middle of winter, meaning several temperature records for January were broken in various places in Spain. The temperatures at almost 400 weather stations – almost every second one – reached or exceeded 20 degrees.
The heat wave, which also affected southeastern France, was triggered by a high over the Mediterranean. Spain has been repeatedly hit by heat waves for some time now, and in December it was 29.9 degrees in Málaga. At the same time, the country is suffering from severe drought in Andalusia and Catalonia.
During the December heat, Aemet said such temperatures would be “much less likely” without the climatic changes being observed around the world and in Spain. According to the information, the number of heat waves has tripled in Spain over the past ten years.
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