Spain, a beauty queen with climate to match

About twice the size of Oregon, with more beaches.

Not an Empty Canvas

Andalucian Landscape

Spain is a 504,750 square kilometer beauty mark, including the Balearic and Canary Islands, on the continent Europe. In comparison, it is a little larger than twice the size of Oregon. Spain is made up of 17 provinces with Madrid, the capital, centralized. It lies south of France and is bordered by Portugal on the west and well as North Atlantic Ocean, the Bay of Biscay and Mediterranean Sea. Spain occupies four-fifths of the Iberian Peninsula and has more than 4,000 kilometers of coastline. Spain contrasts in terrain from vast, high plateaus to lowland areas closer coastal plains. Picturesque beaches, green forests and plains covered in sunflowers can all be found in this diverse country. The Pyrenees and Cordillera Cantábrica mountain ranges cross northern Spain. Natural resources are abundant in this vast country. A number of elements like copper, lead and zinc are at hand in addition to hydropower and arable land.

Tremendous Temperment

Normally moderate to hot temperatures exist nearly across the country from April to early November. North of the mountain ranges, Spain receives more rain and more extreme winter temperatures and milder summers while southern Spain experiences intense heat and desiccation. Periodic droughts are problematic. On average, Madrid’s coldest month is January when temperatures average 32- to 51-degrees-Fahrenheit. July is Madrid’s hottest month and averages between 61- to 90-degrees-Fahrenheit.