Highest temperature in Madrid on August 2?

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Market context

The reading that matters is the **highest temperature at Madrid-Barajas Airport on 2 August**, not the citywide headline forecast, so even a hot afternoon can settle into a lower bracket if the airport misses the peak. Early forecasts for Madrid on that day clustered around the mid-30s Celsius, with several services pointing to **35–36°C** and a yellow high-temperature warning covering the metropolitan area, which makes the current **0% YES** crowd view look detached from the weather setup rather than from a single precise thermometer reading.[1][3][4][11]

For context, August in Madrid is normally a high-heat month, and the airport has already seen extremes well above the mid-30s in prior heatwaves, including Reuters reporting **40°C** in Madrid during the first official heatwave of 2026.[12] In market terms, that history matters because this contract settles on an exact Wunderground airport observation and the relevant risk is not average city heat but whether the day’s top reading lands in the specific range offered by the market; that is why a narrow distribution around 36–37°C can still leave adjacent brackets in play if the peak comes a little lower or higher.[5][6][7]

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