If you thought the summer heat in Andalucia was intense, you weren’t imagining it.
According to official records and recent heatwave data from Spain’s national weather agency (Aemet), parts of southern Spain are hitting and breaking historic temperature highs.
We’ve compiled the 10 hottest towns and cities across Andalucia based on maximum recorded temperatures, recurring heatwave data and geographic factors that crank up the heat to oven-like levels.
The 10 hottest places in Andalucia (in no particular order)
| Town/City | Province | Why It’s So Hot |
|---|---|---|
| La Rambla | Córdoba | Holds Spain’s all-time heat record: 47.6°C (Aug 2021). |
| Montoro | Córdoba | Frequently tops the charts during summer heatwaves. |
| Écija | Sevilla | Nicknamed ‘the frying pan of Andalucía‘. Enough said. |
| Cordoba (city) | Córdoba | Sweltering summers with 40C+ days becoming the norm. |
| Sevilla (city) | Sevilla | A heat-trap thanks to low elevation and urban sprawl. |
| Jerez de la Frontera | Cádiz | Hit 45.8C this August 2025 – one of the highest in Spain. |
| Morón de la Frontera | Sevilla | Reached 45.2C in the same August scorcher. |
| Fuentes de Andalucía | Sevilla | Peaked at 46.3C in 2021, a notorious hotspot. |
| Jaén (city) | Jaén | Known for blistering daytime heat and hot, sleepless nights. |
| Guadalquivir Valley towns | Córdoba–Sevilla–Jaén | A region-wide heat zone: low, inland, and dry. |
Why these towns burn
Several factors contribute to Andalucía’s most blistering hotspots:
- Low elevation: These towns sit in valleys where hot air settles and stays.
- Inland location: Far from coastal breezes, the air stagnates and heats up fast.
- Lack of greenery: Less shade, more concrete-urban heat islands thrive here.
- Geography: The Guadalquivir Valley acts like a natural heat basin.
- Climate change: Spain’s heatwaves are now more frequent, longer and more intense.
Aemet recently warned that southern Spain is experiencing more ‘tropical nights’ (where temperatures don’t drop below 25C) and that average summer highs have risen notably over the last decade.
Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.
