Climate of Spain

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The climate of Spain is highly diverse and varies considerably across the country's various regions. In fact, Spain is sometimes described as the most climatically diverse country in Europe and has 13 different Köppen climates. The four most dominant climates in the country include: The hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa), the warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb), the semi-arid climate (BSk) and the oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in the mainland varies from less than 2.5 °C (36.5 °F) in the north of the Pyrenees, close to the border with France, to more than 20 °C (68 °F). on small regions of Mediterranean coast on Almeria, Granada and Malaga provinces, reaching as high as 20.6 °C (69.1 °F) in Rincón de la Victoria. The annual average precipitation ranges from more than 2,600 millimetres (100 in) on the northwest of Galicia and in the Pyrenees near San Sebastián to less than 156 millimetres (6.1 in) in southeastern Spain in Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. In...

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