Climate
Geographical situations and orographic condition made the climate of
Spain extremely diverse which is separately divided into four areas.
In the inland areas of the Peninsula a Continental Mediterranean climate
is found. This type of climate is due to limited influence of sea its
also a variant of Mediterranean climate. Cold and dry winters and warm
summer are the reason of saying it continental otherwise its similar like
Mediterranean climate. Rainfall is very similar to Mediterranean climate:
400-600 mm, with peaks in autumn and spring. The Continental aspects of
this climate are more important with higher altitude. The difference between
average temperatures in winter and summer is 18.5C. this area include
the largest city Madrid.
A Mediterranean climate region extends from the Andalusian plain
along the southern and eastern coasts up to the Pyrenees, on the seaward
side of the mountain ranges that run near the coast. They get warm winds
from the Saharas called Leveche, also known as Sirocco. The climate is
characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. This region includes
one of the largest cities of Spain Barcelona. Mediterranean climate zones
are associated with the five large subtropical high pressure cells of
the oceans.
An Oceanic climate in Galicia and the coastal strip near the Bay
of Biscay or Bilbao. This area is often called Green Spain. Oceanic climates
are characterized by a narrower annual range of temperatures than are
encountered in other places at a comparable latitude, and do not have
the extremely dry summers of Mediterranean climates. This climate also
called marine west coast climate and maritime climate. As with oceanic
climates, winters are relatively warm and summers are comparatively cool,
so the agricultural potential in both oceanic climates and moist tropical
highland climates is practically identical.
A Subtropical climate in Canary Islands is a very humid place and
the islands have palm trees and beaches. The subtropics are the zones
of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone, which is
bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitude
23.5 north and south. In subtropical climates the winters are relatively
warm, but not as hot as the summer season.
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