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The Climate of Spain
MADRID
Average monthly
Spain’s large landmass, with its exten sive 36 maximum
high plateaus and mountain ranges, °C 25 24 temperature
and the influences of the Medi terranean and 13 14 Average monthly
Atlantic, produce a wide range of climatic 3 3 minimum
variation, especially in winter. The north is 0 –5 temperature
wettest year-round, the eastern and southern 8 12 6.5 5 Freezing point
coasts and the islands have mild winters, hrs hrs hrs hrs Average daily hours
while winter temperatures in the interior 48 11 53 39 of sunshine
are often below freezing. Summers every- mm mm mm mm Average monthly
where are hot, except in upland areas. month Apr Jul Oct Jan rainfall

ASTURIAS AND
CANTABRIA
Oviedo Santander San Sebastián
29 (Donostia)
°C 24 25 Santiago de Bilbo
Compostela
18 (Bilbao)
13
6 8 Vigo León Iruña
2 Burgos (Pamplona)
0
6 6.5 4.5 2.5
Valladolid
hrs hrs hrs hrs
Lleida
83 54 133 10 Zaragoza
mm mm mm mm Salamanca Barcelona
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
MADRID
GALICIA Cuenca
Cáceres Toledo
°C 29 25 Valencia Palma
22 Badajoz
17 Albacete
12 Ciudad
Real
5 7
2
0
de Tenerife
6.5 8.5 5 3 Córdoba Murcia Alacant Santa Cruz
(Alicante)
hrs hrs hrs hrs
67 28 87 118 Sevilla Las Palmas
de Gran Canaria
mm mm mm mm
Granada
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
Málaga Almería
Cádiz
CASTILLA Y LEÓN EXTREMADURA ANDALUCÍA
36 41 38
°C °C 28 31 °C
25 26 27 28 22
18 18
14 14 12
9 7 10 4
0 0 1 0 6 0
–7 –2
8 12 6.5 3.5 9 12.5 7 5 8 11.5 7 6
hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs
37 14 36 37 46 3 52 61 46 1 64 61
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan

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