Europe’s Hot Spots This Week: The 10 Hottest Places in Europe

By Paul Harrison, Orbis Weather · Oct 23, 2026

Week of Friday, October 16 to Thursday, October 22, 2026. Published Friday, October 23, 2026.

The hottest readings in Europe this week were 89.6°F (32.0°C), recorded on Friday, October 16, at three airports in southwestern Iberia: Córdoba and Badajoz in Spain and Beja in Portugal. Iberia held most of the top spots, all from that one warm Friday. Later in the week the warmth shifted east, and Cyprus and Crete posted their highest readings on October 21 and 22.

The top 10

Spain placed seven entries on the list and Cyprus three. A six-way tie at 84.2°F (29.0°C) stretches the top 10 to 14 places. All readings come from airport weather stations.

Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet daily summaries, compiled from airport weather reports.

Italy’s best was 82.4°F (28.0°C), reached at Catania, Palermo, Cagliari and Alghero on different days. Among mainland Greek airports, Kalamata was warmest at 77.0°F (25.0°C) on October 22.

What stands out

The week split into two halves: an Iberian peak on October 16, then a late warm-up in the eastern Mediterranean. Iberian highs dropped quickly after the Friday peak. Beja fell to 80.6°F (27.0°C) on October 17 and 75.2°F (24.0°C) by October 18. Lisbon fell from 86.0°F to 73.4°F (23.0°C) the next day. From October 17, Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain, Anadolu reported.

In the east, Heraklion climbed from 71.6°F (22.0°C) on October 21 to its weekly high the next day. Chania, also on Crete, reached 82.4°F (28.0°C) on October 22. Larnaca stayed at or above 78.8°F (26.0°C) every day of the week.

Records: no daily or monthly temperature records were reported in the sources used for this article.

The week ahead

Forecasts point to highs in the low 80s°F (upper 20s°C) at Europe’s warmest spots, with Cyprus and southern Spain leading. The figures below are from yr.no forecasts, read on October 23.

Elsewhere, forecast highs peak at 79°F (26°C) in Almería and Murcia, 77°F (25°C) in Faro, and 73°F (23°C) in Valletta and Catania. Athens and Heraklion are forecast to reach no more than 72°F (22°C). National weather services issue the official forecasts and any warnings.

How this list is made

The list ranks each place by its single hottest daily maximum from Friday, October 16, to Thursday, October 22, 2026. Readings come from Iowa Environmental Mesonet daily summaries of airport weather reports (METARs) in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia and Turkey. Each place appears once, and stations in the same city are merged. Airport reports are hourly and rounded to whole degrees Celsius, so true daily highs may be slightly higher; all figures are preliminary. The list covers Europe including Cyprus, and leaves out the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores and Asian Turkey. For comparison, the Canary Islands peaked at 84.2°F (29.0°C) and Adana, in southern Turkey, at 87.8°F (31.0°C). One reading was excluded: an 84.2°F report at Kars, Turkey, on October 22 was a single-hour spike between readings of 57.2°F and 50.0°F.

Frequently asked questions

Where was the hottest place in Europe this week? Three airports tied: Córdoba and Badajoz in Spain and Beja in Portugal. All three reached their highs on Friday, October 16.

Why are so many of the top readings from the same day? Most of the Iberian entries peaked on October 16, and highs there fell over the following days. Readings from Cyprus and Crete came later, on October 21 and 22.

Is Cyprus counted as part of Europe? Yes, this list includes Cyprus. It leaves out the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, which lie off Africa or in the mid-Atlantic, and the Asian part of Turkey.

Will next week be as warm? Forecast highs for October 23 to 29 top out near 84°F (29°C) in Larnaca and Málaga, according to yr.no. That is a few degrees below this week’s peak.