Climate

The climate in Gibraltar is Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers. There are two main prevailing winds, an easterly one known as the 'levante' coming from the Sahara in Africa which brings humid weather and warmer sea and the other as 'poniente', which is westerly and brings fresher air in and colder sea.

Average temperatures in Gibraltar are at their lowest in January and February at 13°C (with a minimum of 9°C and a maximum of 16°C), and their highest in August, at 24°C (with a minimum of 20°C and a maximum of 28°C). Rainfall averages from 0 to 15 cm a month, with the greatest amounts falling from November to April (10 cm a month or over), with very little falling from May to September, and none in July and August.