The risk is set to peak by the middle of the week
Spain has endured dozens of wildfires this summer and fresh warnings have been issued(Image: Getty Images)
British holidaymakers who’ve jetted off to Spain for the last week of August are warned of an “extreme” fire risk across the country.
Maps shared by Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency, show the fire risk increasing throughout the week, peaking on Thursday, August 28.
The colour-coded maps denote the fire risk of certain areas, with red indicating an ‘extreme risk’, amber a ‘very high’, yellow a ‘high’ risk, green a moderate ‘risk’ and blue for ‘low’ risk.
On Monday, August 25, the map shows an extreme fire risk in the north and the east of the country.
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Spain’s Civil Protection Agency said in a post on X: “Very high or extreme fire risk in wide areas of the north and east of the peninsula today, Monday 25 August. Take extreme precautions.” Those who see a fire are urged to report it by calling 112.
Aemet issues extreme red fire warnings for Spain for August 28, 2025(Image: aemet.es)
By Tuesday, a large amount of the country is covered by an amber ‘very high’ risk level, with areas across the north and east under ‘extreme’ alert.
But the fire risk is set to increase even more as we approach the middle of the week. Large swathes of central, western and northern Spain are covered by red alerts on Wednesday, increasing to most of the country on Thursday, August 28.
The coastline of southern Spain is covered by the red alert, including the popular resorts of Alicante, Malaga and Marbella.
Some of the risk levels are lowered by Friday, although red warnings remain for northern and eastern Spain.
The latest wildfire warnings come as the country has endured a scorching hot summer resulting in dozens of wildfires breaking out across the country.
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As of August 18, data shared by Copernicus revealed that 348,000 hectares of land had been burned by fires in Spain so far this year.
Regarding wildfires in Spain, the UK Foreign Office says: “Wildfires happen often in Spain, including on the islands, during the summer months.
“Be aware of your environment when visiting or driving through woodland areas. For information on wildfire risk visit the Spanish Meteorological Office (AEMET).
“Causing a wildfire is a criminal offence in Spain, even if unintentional. Make sure cigarette ends are properly extinguished, do not light barbecues and do not leave empty bottles behind. You can be heavily fined for not following the rules against lighting outdoor barbecues in forest areas. Make sure you know the rules if considering a barbeque.
“For information on what to do in the event of a wildfire, visit Civil Protection (website in Spanish). Immediately report any fire you see to the emergency services on 112. In the case of wildfires, the situation can change quickly, so you should stay up to date with official advice.”
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