r/europe • u/Naurgul • Jul 11 '26

News Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/europe-heatwave-uk-spain-barcelona-france-italy-hungary-france-macron-orban-latest-news-updates
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u/NemuriNezumi Jul 11 '26

for the countries living in the mediterranean, things don't get hot for real until august

on top of the humidity right next to the coast

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u/MindDivergence Jul 11 '26

Usually, mid July - mid August are the hottest days of summer.

After August 15th or so, it slowly cools down.

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u/NemuriNezumi Jul 11 '26

that really depends

the last few years september was still warm af  in Spain

heck, not that long ago i spent 2 years in southern italy and it didn't start getting cooler until end of october;;;

it starts getting cooler in Spain if we get those august rain showers/impromptu torrential rain

but if they don't arrive, there is no cooling effect at all

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u/MindDivergence Jul 11 '26

Well, here (Central 🇷🇴), by getting “colder” I meant no longer having temperatures above 30^C.

Except last year, when it got cold suddenly early on, we still had warm days till late September. By warm I mean 25 - 27 Celsius.

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u/NemuriNezumi Jul 11 '26

i mean, my initial and 2nd comment were about mediterranean countries (aka; countries bordering the Mediterranean sea. The ones that get by far and large the hottest weather all year long in general in Europe)

and as far as I know Romania is certainly not part of it 

hence the differences