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Spain - Weather |
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The Spanish climate is heavily influenced by the sea and the
variations in altitude across the country. Amazingly Spain is the second highest country above
mean sea level in Europe at some 600 metres ! This results in some considerable differences
in the weather between the north and south of the country.
Mediterranean Area
This part of Spain ( from the Costa Brava to the Costa del Sol ) averages 12 hours
of sunshine a day in the summer and 6 hours in the winter. The summer months
are hot although sea breezes usually prevent temperatures from getting too high. Average
maximum temperatures in the summer are 30-31ºC and rain is
uncommon from June until the end of August.
Northern Spain
Areas like San Sebastian, Bibao, La Curuna. This is the wettest area of Spain due
to depressions over the Atlantic. The temperatures in summer are lower than other parts of
the country but there are still 8 hours of sunshine a day in the summer months. The landscape
here is green, lush and mountaneous with beautiful sandy beaches. The coast meets the
Atlantic with tides similar to Northern Europe.
Central Spain and the South Atlantic Area
Summer temperatures in this area can be extremely high and there is usually little
rainfall. There are up to 12 hours a day of sunshine in the summer and 5 in the winter. There
is often heavy snowfall in the winter over the Sierra mountain range. |
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