The Spanish capital is preparing to combat suffocating heat with a network of aquatic facilities spread throughout the city. The City Council has announced the activation of all available fountains and water play areas, adding to existing ones and a recently inaugurated site.

Among the most popular spots is the urban beach at Madrid Río, in Arganzuela, featuring water sheets, 72 jets of varying heights, and 315 nozzles creating atomized water clouds. Another notable location is the urban beach in Santander Park, in Chamberí, where an expanse of water jets is activated daily.

These cooling systems operate throughout the summer season, until September, from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Additionally, six misting points via pergolas function during the same hours. Highlights include the installations at La Gavia Park, in Villa de Vallecas, which since 2023 sprays water creating a fine mist over 200 square meters, and similar pergolas in Plaza de España, in Moncloa.

Four other locations feature push-button activated misting systems: on Murcia Street (Arganzuela), Oporto Avenue (Carabanchel), Plaza Milmarcos (Villa de Vallecas), and Plaza del Rastrillo (Centro district).

The City Council also offers climate-controlled refuges in markets and libraries, and schedules cultural activities in air-conditioned spaces during peak heat hours. The 'Veranos de la Villa' program will feature concerts and cinema in cool venues or outdoors at dusk. The 'Refúgiate en la cultura' initiative will present flamenco performances in museums like the Prado, Reina Sofía, and Thyssen-Bornemisza during the central hours of the day.

Furthermore, nearly all of the city's 2,267 public drinking fountains are operational to ensure citizens can stay hydrated.