Climate of Gibraltar

The climate of Gibraltar is Mediterranean/Subtropical with mild winters and warm summers. Gibraltar has two main prevailing winds, an easterly one known as the "Levante" coming from the Sahara in Africa which brings humid weather and warmer sea currents and the other as "Poniente" which is westerly and brings fresher air and colder sea. Its terrain consists of the high Rock of Gibraltar and the narrow coastal lowland surrounding it. Rain occurs mainly in winter; the summers are generally dry.
Average morning relative humidity: 82%, evening relative humidity: 64%. Sunshine hours are up to 2,778 per year, from 150 in November (~5 hours of sunshine per day) to 341 in July (~11 hours of sunshine per day).
Temperature.
Its average annual temperature is : during the day and at night. In the coldest month - January - the typical temperature ranges from during the day and at night (sometimes above and below these temperatures). The average sea temperature is . In the warmest month - August - the typical temperature ranges from during the day, above at night, and the average sea temperature is . Average number of days above is 181, average number of days above is 5-6 (2 in July, 3 in August). The highest temperature ever recorded was on while the lowest temperature ever recorded was on . 