The climate of Costa Brava (Spain)
The Costa Brava is the most northerly situated coastal region along
the Mediterranean Sea in Spain. This region was among the first where
mass tourism started in the second part of the 20th century.
Especially people from Northern Europe traveled here to enjoy the
pleasant Mediterranean climate with many hours of sunshine, pleasant
temperatures and warm sea water during the summer. Unfortunately, mass
tourism had its impact: the surroundings suffered. Along the coast
many hotels and apartment complexes can be found that do not look
particularly attractive. However, during the 90s an ever increasing
number of people could afford to fly to distant countries. Because of
this many countries and regions with a similar climate could be
reached. This caused the rise of mass tourism on the Costa Brava to
stagnate.
The weather
Something that hasn’t changed over the course of years is the weather.
Temperatures are fairly constant. However, heat waves seem to occur
more often than several decades ago. Thunder storms also seem to be
heavier during the summer causing floods. These kinds of phenomena
make the headlines every now and then. You will not read in the news
that it is dry and sunny 300 days per year because this has no news
value. However, every tourist that travels here does know that the
weather is very pleasant with the occasional shower.
Climate information
Specific climate information is available for the following places on
the Costa Brava:
Blanes, Calella,
Calonge, L'Escala,
L'Estartit, Lloret de Mar,
Malgrat
de Mar, Platja d'Aro,
Rosas and Tossa de Mar.
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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