Weather in Spain
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 during which time there is very little rain fall.
Northern Spain
Areas like San Sebastian, Bibao, and 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 mountainous 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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