The climate of Gibraltar is

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with mild

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s and warm

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has two main

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s, an easterly one known as the '' Levante'' coming from the

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which brings humid weather and warmer sea currents and the other as ''

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'' which is westerly and brings fresher air and colder sea. Its terrain consists of the high

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and the narrow coastal lowland surrounding it. Rain occurs mainly in winter; the summers are generally dry. Average morning

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: 82%, evening relative humidity: 64%. Sunshine hours are up to 2,778 per year, from 150 in November (~5 hours of sunshine per day) to 341 in July (~11 hours of sunshine per day).

Temperature

Its average annual temperature is : during the day and at night. In the coldest month - January - the typical temperature ranges from during the day and at night (sometimes above and below these temperatures). The average sea temperature is . In the warmest month - August - the typical temperature ranges from during the day, and averages at night, and the average sea temperature is . The average number of days above is 181, average number of days above is 5-6 (2 in July, 3 in August). The highest temperature ever recorded was on 5 July 1994 while the lowest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1978.

Temperature of sea

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Temperature

Temperature of sea

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