The climate of Melilla (Spain)
Melilla is one of the two Spanish exclaves located on the African
mainland. The other city is Ceuta. It is an autonomous city located in
the northern part of Morocco. Until 1995 the city was a part of the
Malaga province, after this it became autonomous. The government of
Morocco wants to annex Melilla and Ceuta and several islands off the
coast. However, because the largest part of the population consists of
Spanish citizens chances of this happening are slim. Before Spain
joined the European Union Melilla was a free port, nowadays the main
source of income is fishery. Because of its situation on the African
continent you would expect the Mediterranean climate here to be warmer
than in most parts of the Spanish mainland. However, the opposite is
true. Because the climate is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean
the temperature of the sea water is lower here which reflects on both
daytime and night time temperatures. Most precipitation falls during
the winter.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Melilla.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
16
9
6
7
15
February
17
9
6
7
15
March
18
10
6
6
15
April
19
12
7
7
16
May
22
14
8
6
17
June
25
17
9
3
20
July
28
20
9
1
22
August
29
21
8
1
23
September
27
19
7
3
23
October
23
16
6
5
20
November
20
12
6
7
18
December
17
10
5
7
16
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
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
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