The most hours of sunshine in the whole of Andalucia, the area boasts a year round average of a full nine hours of sunshine a day
The warmest and driest winter in all Europe, the average maximum daily temperature is 19°c (67°f)from October to March.
The Almeria region has Europe’s only desert climate with a total annual rainfall of less than seven and a half inches.
The Almeria region is without exception the warmest and driest place to be in Europe in the winter. In summer it is hot and dry inland but cooler on the coast at Villaricos, whilst Desert Springs, up on the plateau above the Almanzora, is cooled by pleasant sea breezes. |