Weather

Gibraltar has an average of 300 days sunshine a year and the climate is Mediterranean. A warm, dry summer alternating with a mild wet winter.

The sub-tropical sun of North Africa is tempered by gentle sea breezes in summer and temperatures can rise well above 30°C.

In January, daytime temperatures are usually around 16ºC to 18ºC and it is quite possible to top up a tan. Rainfall is mostly limited to early or late in the year. Snow and frost is extremely rare in Gibraltar. Annual rainfall averages 899 millimetres, however year to year fluctuations are high.

A climatic phenomenon very typical of the Rock is the famous Levanter cloud. This is a dense cloud cover that forms on the top of the Rock when humid easterly winds are deflected upwards along the sheer face of its eastern side.