Spain's climate

Spain's climate

1. Spanish climate factors

   • Latitude
     • Places in the north have warm temperatures and abundant precipitation.
   • Altitude
     • In the mountain areas temperatures descend while rainfall increased as a result for  exaple we can ski in Sierra nevada 
   • Marine influence
     • The sea tends to soften the temperatures. The solid form of the peninsula and the distribution of its mountain systems 
   • Anticyclones and storms
     • In summer, the continuous presence of the Anticyclone of the Azores causes a stable and sunny weather. In autumn and spring are frequent the Atlantic storms, which travel the peninsula from east to west, originating rains.

2. Oceanic Climate

   • It is the characteristic climate of the North peninsular. It presents abundant and regular rainfall throughout the year. 

3. Mediterranean climate

   • It is present in a large part of the peninsula. It is characterized by the scarcity and irregularity of their precipitations.
   • Continental Mediterranean
     • Its distance from the coast causes that the thermal amplitude is higher.
   • Arid Mediterranean
     • It is a transition between the Mediterranean climate and the desert. Rainfall is scarcer than in other Mediterranean 
   • Mediterranean coastile
     • The rains are concentrated in spring and autumn. The influence of the sea makes the temperatures mild (soft).

4. Subtropical Climate Canary

   • The latitude and the insular character of the Canary Islands generate a climate of mild temperatures throughout the year and precipitations are scarce.

5. Mountain climate

   • It is located in the highest areas of the Pirineos, the Cordillera Cantábrica, the Sistema Central, and in isolated points of the Sistemas Béticos and Ibéricos.