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The climate:Lorca
has a warm climate, typical of southeast spain, with an average annual
temperature between 17° an 18°C. The characteristics of this
climate are due to the situation of the municipality, sheltered from
the atlantic storms. Western wet fronts release water when it hit the
betic cordillera, which separates the Lorca area of depression of the
Guadalquivir, which penetrate the winds off the atlantic. Rainfalls
usually occur in torrents, falling mostly in a few days of the fall or
spring, with very dry summers. The winters are usually mild with mean
temperatures below 9°C. Summers are hot, 36°C is the
common maximum temperature in July and August, even if it can be more
than 40°C. Due to the size and topographical fluctuation of the
municipality, not all areas report the same rainfall an temperatures.
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