2022 was the hottest year since records began in Spain.
Figures from state weather agency AEMET show that temperatures in the Valencia region were 1.6°C higher than the average recorded over the period from 1981 to 2010.
“Unusually high temperatures started on May 3 and continued almost unabated until the end of the year,” said an AEMET spokesman.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News