• Situation and Climate

Situated in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, with the Pyrenean natural border separating it from France to the north, and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Aragon and Valencia to the west and south, respectively, Catalonia (Catalunya to its inhabitants) is a nation of more than 7 million people, occupying a 32,000 km2 territory.

Barcelona is peppered with small hills, most of them urbanized and that gave name to the neighbourhoods built upon them.

Its Mediterranean climate, with mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers, boasts an average annual temperature of 17.5°C.

January and February are the coldest months, averaging temperatures of 10 °C (50 °F). Snowfall are rare. At November 2006 Barcelona reached the hottest temperatures for winter, with an average 3ºC over the usual.

July and August are the hottest months, averaging temperatures of 25ºC (77ºF) . The highest recorded maximun temperature in the city itself is 39.8ºC (103.6ºF) in 1982.