The climate of Gibraltar is

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/ Subtropical with mild

winter Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultur ...

s and warm summers.

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has two main

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

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which brings humid weather and warmer sea currents and the other as '' Poniente'' which is westerly and brings fresher air and colder sea. Its terrain consists of the high Rock of Gibraltar 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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