Is February in Spain warm? Kinda warm?
 

A friend is trying to organize a group to rent a house in Seville in late February. Most folks here in the Northeast US seem leery of Europe in winter as a warm-weather break! (Can't we go to the Caribbean? they ask.) Yet the weather charts don't look bad. Anyone had any experience with this?

May be more or less warm - depending on the part of Spain and the whims of the weather gods. You might get 30s or as high a 60 in the south.

It is NOT beach weather anywhere in europe in Feb. Nor would a house with a pool likely have it operational than.

For that you need the Carib or Hawaii.

A lot of people have some strange idea that Europe is some tropic destination and a lot warmer than the US. I don't know why. Look at a map, it's not near the equator. They ski in Spain in winter, you know. At least your friends are more knowledgable than some people. If they want beaches, etc and the Caribbean, they will NOT be happy in Spain in February. It's probably like northern Florida in winter in terms of temps, say Gainesville. It is not as warm as Miami.

No, they don't want beaches, they just don't want ice and snow. They do want mild temps to be able to enjoy the sights of the region. No swimming anticipated!

If your friends think Sevilla is near the beach, they are mistaken in that. I would find Sevilla a wonderful change in temps from the US Northeast in February. You might find this interesting about the city of Sevilla proper.

https://news.kyero.com/2010/01/snowf...arly-over/8307



But you all have to sort this out. If one or two people talks the remainder into taking a flyer on sunny Sevilla and it turns out to be cold, wet, sleet or even snow, will there be recriminations? And of course, everybody needs to understand that Sevilla doesn't have a beach.

Here are some pictures taken in late February near Tarifa and Cadiz; temps mostly in the 70s F by day, 50s by night. We were told that's typical. The kite surfers were mostly using wetsuits, but it's the Atlantic after all.

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It will be more than likely be lovely weather in Seville during February. I'd do it for sure given the chance. Orange blossoms perfume the air.

I wanted to visit Cadiz during our early spring trip, but would have expected to to be windy there.

I like those photos, Gardyloo.

I was in Madrid in January 2000. I went to Spain because I was so sick of single digit temps in Spokane. On weekends, I went to Sevilla and (as I recall) Toledo. They were much warmer than at home. Very pleasant for sightseeing.

We were in Seville last week and it wasn't that warm, 24oC.

Go to the Carribean ?

Well The Bahamas two years ago were to cold for even us Scots to swim in the sea.

If you rent in Seville, make sure the place has heating. Not all places do.

The Canary Islands? Off the coast of North Africa (Morroco) but Spanish since the late 1400s. A lot of North Europeans flock there for the winter sun. I've been in Las Palmas and sunbathed on Christmas Day.

Sevilla will be fine in Feb. but expect a little rain. As far as a house goes, how many people ade we talking about and what is the budget?

all of these weather experts on this forum.
Anyone in Southern Spain earlier this week could have had a horrible time. Was this predicted? No.
http://politica.elpais.com/politica/...57_944562.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfC7HPjhbdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDBLosBp0U
http://www.europapress.es/andalucia/...908092623.html
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2550.../adra-almeria/
http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Torm...428707179.html

Rib

Over the past 5 years, all I have learned is that it could rain, snow, sleet or be a heat wave anywhere, within reason anytime.

Our hottest weather recently in Scotland has been in March.

We were in Seville last week and it wasn't that warm, 24oC. >>

lol, dickie, that's hot for me! perhaps I've lived in Cornwall too long.

pthomas - freak weather can happen anywhere, anytime.

you need to look at what the typical February weather is for Seville and plan accordingly.

as a Brit, February in Seville would be fine for me [I found September a bit too hot!] but if you are used to Texas, maybe not for you.

and be aware that it could be wet and cold - is that ok with you?

The 'riadas' or 'trombas' mentioned in those links can happen anywhere in the peninsula at any time of the year. If you happen to be unlucky enough to be caught up in one, it's just rotten luck. Is it a reason NOT to travel to any given area? Of course not. I'd have been pissed off if I'd been caught up in the hail the size of ping-pong balls that destroyed 80% of the grapes in one part of the Ribeira Sacra this summer, but not as pissed off as the winery owners. Was anyone expecting such a destructive show of strength/force from Mother Nature? No. Isn't it great when you ask a question and then answer it yourself.

Ann, three years ago in Seville it was 46oC but still the hottest place we have ever experienced was Singapore in 26oC and 323% humidity. Just couldn't walk 50 metres.

Freak weather this week : Naples

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xIxXwpsdWuU

That link is fin, dickie. presumably they lived to tell the tale. I think that they were in a fishing boat, but not a lot of fishing going on.

I loved the neapolitan accent!

The time I spent a week in Barcelona in February with my husband, we were thrilled with the spring weather but the locals were wearing winter clothes. If felt warm to us and cold to them.

The time I spent a week in Barcelona in February with my husband, we were thrilled with the spring weather but the locals were wearing winter clothes. If felt warm to us and cold to them.>>

same as us in Italy Nikki. I'm wearing a T-shirt, they're wearing their fur coats.

"I loved the neapolitan accent!"

Those lessons have progressed!

I seem to remember some years ago, you used to speak Spanish in Italy?

"That link is fin"

Is that youngspeak? My 10 year loses me with teenspeak. Everything is sick. I think that means good. "Fin" hasn't come up yet!

MacThe.....Adrian. Maybe publish the full facts please.

Re the storm this year in the Ribeira Sacra: There was one Bodega that was been affected by a small hail storm. Whist the land is classified to be in the Ribeira Sacra it was actually quite high and near the ski resort of Manzaneda. Thus a very small area of the RS was affected by this quick storm where as the vast majority of the Ribeira Sacra wine area was not.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...07O26C6991.htm
I wish to reinforce the vital point you missed out of your post: The rest of the RS was not affect by this one short storm and it has proved to be an exceptional dry and warm year, so much so that the vendima (harvest) is taken place now, several weeks in advance then other years. In fact it is looking like an excellent year wine production.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...509M9C2995.htm
I totally agree with you that you should not hold off travelling due to the weather. The Ribeira Sacra which amounts to something like 102 bodegas and 1.242 hectares you writing about one short storm excellently illustrates my point weather is totally unpredictable and members should not read the information written by the many "experts" on this forum who say expect such and such weather in such and such a region. The truth is it can never be predicted so accurately.
Thank you for your help and backing me up, even if you did leave out some facts.

That link is fin, dickie.>>

FUN, dickie, FUN!

I don't think that it was me speaking Spanish in Italy, I'm only just starting to learn it now, in preparation for our visit to Cuba in January. yes, before you say it, I know that Cuban Spanish is different to/from that which is spoken in Madrid, but I reckon than some Spanish is better than none.

there is however a strong likelihood that I'll be speaking Italian in Cuba - or some strange amalgam of the too.

Molto bueno, anyone?

My post, if you read it properly, mentions ONE part of the Ribeira Sacra. This being Bibei, the results of that particular hail storm were quite catastrophic. My info comes from winemaking friends in that area, I'm happy with what I posted so spare me the 500 links. NOTHING was held back. I lead tours there so I'm hardly going to diss the place, am I? You've mention my name. Congratulations, Ian. Give my sweetest regards to your good wife. And if it is Irene posting this, don't be so bloody snotty. Buenas tardes (good afternoon).

Macthe; sorry if you were offend by the posting of your name, but seeing how you have worked via us it was given that you would not mind the friendly approach in answering your post. Obviously we have this very wrong.

Our final word on this mater is to express our disappointment that you have chosen to write about us in an offensive manor.

Oh' well, I'll just have to live with your disappointment I guess. Basically, I found your initial post snotty in the extreme, with thinly veiled accusations of purposely holding information back, as if borne of a desire on my part to trash the Ribeira Sacra. Quite bizarre. But then again I'm not really surprised, so final word on the matter from me too. Con dios!

Sometimes I wish there were a separate forum for spats. Maybe one long Spat Thread.

my sentiments too, stoke. such a shame to see two friends falling out over posts on a thread about weather!

Sorry about the 'spat' folks. The use of the word 'friends' in this particular context is a tad ambitious for reasons I won't go into here.