Summer forecast to be hotter than normal

The met agency has not as yet given a specific forecast for summer rain. Typically, Aemet mentions the likelihood of some unsettled conditions by the second half of August.

Spring, in Aemet terms, was "hot" for the country as a whole and was the sixth driest this century. There was 15% lower rainfall than normal, which qualifies Spain as being in a situation of "meteorological drought" because there has been a lack of rain over the past twelve months. This situation mainly applies to the western half of Spain, parts of the north and the Canaries.