Historic night of extreme heat in the Valencian Community with more than 90 municipalities above 35 degrees

This Thursday, the Valencian Community experienced a historic night in which the Alicante town of Dénia registered 39º and more than 90 municipalities exceeded 35.

As indicated by the Valencian Meteorological Association (Avamet) in 'X', at midnight this Thursday values above 35º have been recorded in more than 90 Valencian towns. It has been a night that "will go down in the history of Valencian meteorology", since the 'ponentà' has been "dangerous", they assert.

Above 37 degrees were localities such as Gandia, Oliva, Cullera, Pego, Pedreger, Favara, Corbera, Orba and Sagra, as well as in València, Quart de Poblet, Picanya, Tavernes de la Valldigna, Parcent, Redován, Benirredrà or Vilavella.

The west wind was gaining strength as the hours went by in Plana Baixa and in Nules, which at 01:16 a.m. recorded a temperature of 37.3 degrees, the highest recorded in the municipality in 2026. Also, the thermometers reached 38 at that time in Vilavella, 37 in Betxí and in La Vall d'Uixò and the south of the municipality of Onda 36 were recorded.

On an unprecedented night, according to Avamet, 677 stations in its network (77%) have not dropped below 25ºC and 130 measurement sites have not dropped below 30ºC.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) pointed out this Wednesday that practically on the entire coast of Valencia, north of Alicante and south of Castellón the wind turned to the west in the last minutes of the afternoon, so the temperature rose to exceed 35° and the humidity dropped below 30 percent.

And, with records from this Thursday updated at 8 am, in Xàtiva the mercury has registered 33º; in Valencia 31; Olive 31; Miramar 30.5; in Castelló de la Plana 29.6; Alicante 28.6; Xàbia, 28 and Llíria, also 28.

It is worth remembering that yesterday, Wednesday, Valencia registered 42.8°C, the fourth highest value since Aemet observations began in 1869.