and On September 29, Catholic saints commemorate St. Michael and, beyond what religion marks for this date, this day is recognized among the populace of our country for something far less bombastic. When many Spaniards think of San Miguel, they immediately think of that little ‘veranillo’ they love so much and which is nothing more than a punctual and marked increase in temperatures, generally ephemeral, which gives us the sensation of returning to enjoy an August it never ends.
But the reality is that it’s just an illusion. The the calendar does not deceive and, although the San Miguel summer comes every year to give us a breather in the first few days of cool atmosphere, the Autumn has officially arrived yes After the punctual heat, we will need the same jacket we wore this Thursday go out… Because it doesn’t matter how San Miguel is, the weather this Thursday end of September It has nothing to do with summer.
This means that this 2022 will not be there ‘Summer of San Michele’? The answer is no. This year the ‘Veranillo de San Miguel’, which in other countries is known as ‘Summer of the Archangels’ or ‘Veranillo del Quince’, It’s a little late, but it will come.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) anticipates it Next Sunday temperatures will rise between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius above what is normal for this period of the year giving way to what is known in popular culture as “the summer”. Of course, from Saturday 1st October the thermometers will increase, so we could say that it is right with the arrival of the month of October when this phenomenon begins.
A more pronounced change on the continent
Like every year, this 2022 “San Miguel summer” will be more evident in areas with a continental climate, since in the archipelagos and in the rest of the territories close to the sea, such as the Mediterranean belt of our country, temperatures are less variable during the ‘year. However, in inland areas the difference between summer and autumn temperatures is much more marked, which promotes the feeling that “the weather is crazy” when phenomena like this are about to occur… Well, within two days we will go from wearing jackets and long pants to having to go back to sleeveless shirts.
AEMET forecasts for the weekend
Although this Thursday the maximum temperatures will not exceed 20 degrees in Madrid, 16 in Oviedo, 23 in Jaén, 17 in Huesca, Bilbao, León, Valladolid and Burgos, 19 in Girona and A Coruña nor 21 in Guadalajara , on Saturday the thermometers make a first round.
By then, AEMET expects a maximum of 24 in Madrid, Malaga, Melilla, Palencia, Guadalajara, Huesca, Cuenca, Teruel and Valladolid; 26 degrees in Zaragoza, Castellón and Almería; from 27 in Cáceres, Alicante, Cadiz and Valencia, and up to 30 in Badajoz.
At 30, a typically summer temperature, the Sunday Toledo and Ciudad Real, Almería will reach 31in Córdoba at 35, in Granada at 34 and in Jaén at 33. Touching the third decade, Zaragoza, Guadalajara Teruel and Murcia will remain with a maximum of 29 degrees; and with 28 in Cadiz, Castellón, Cuenca, Girona, Madrid, Pamplona, Valladolid and Salamanca.
