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Weather Overview

Conditions in central and northern Spain are considered near-perfect in spring and late summer, as you avoid the oppressive heat of July and August, and the much colder conditions of late fall and winter.
The northern mountain areas - especially the Cantabrica and Pyrenees - are much colder in winter with heavy snowfall in the upper elevations.

Regions

All regions

General information

Official name
The Kingdom of Spain

Geographic Location
South West Europe

Capital and largest city
Madrid
4.6 million inhabitants

Area
504.782 sq km

Population
40.5 Million

Time Zone
GMT + 1

Currency
Euro

Official language
Castilian, plus regional languages of Basque, Catalan and Galecian

Neighbouring countries
Portugal, France, Andorra

Highest point
Pico del Teide, the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands (3,718 m)

Lowest point
Atlantic Ocean (0 m)

Longest rivers
Douro, Ebro, Jucar, Tagus

Landing place
Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Valencia, Santiago, Malaga and other

Electricity
220 volts, 50Hz

Ethnic groups
Dutch 80.9%, Germans 2.4%, Indonesians 2.4%, Surinamese 2%, others 12.3%

Religion
Catholic 95%, others 5%