CLIMATE
Spain has a temperate to Mediterranean climate, depending on what part of the country you are in. As you plan what clothes to bring, keep the climate of your program's city in mind. Also consider that on the whole Spaniards, even younger Spaniards, dress more conservatively and more formally than Americans.
Check out today's weather in Spain
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES:
Barcelona
Spring 37-82ºF
Summer 55-100ºF
Fall 37-82ºF
Winter 23-64ºF
Bilbao and Logroño
Spring 33-77ºF
Summer 49-97ºF
Fall 36-78ºF
Winter 19-59ºF
Madrid
Spring 37-77ºF
Summer 59-97ºF
Fall 37-75ºF
Winter 24-57ºF
Santiago de Compostela
Spring 40-72ºF
Summer 53-83ºF
Fall 45-76ºF
Winter 35-63ºF
Salamanca
Spring 31-76ºF
Summer 48-97ºF
Fall 33-78ºF
Winter 20-57ºF
Segovia
Spring 37-77ºF
Summer 59-95ºF
Fall 37-75ºF
Winter 24-57º
Sevilla, Córdoba, Granada, and Málaga
Spring 49-80ºF
Summer 64-100ºF
Fall 53-82ºF
Winter 39-72ºF
Valencia and Alicante
Spring 44-81ºF
Summer 62-97ºF
Fall 48-85ºF
Winter 34-73ºF
Bilbao, Logroño, and Santiago de Compostela receive rain year round. The other cities experience much drier weather. Spain´s many mountain ranges, like the Pyrennees and the Sierra Nevada, will have snowfall in winter. Temperatures in Madrid will drop to freezing in December, January, and February, but during the summer it is hot. Seville and Córdoba are very hot during the summer.
Clothing
WOMEN
•Dresses/Suits
American 10 12 14 16 18 20
Spanish 40 42 44 46 48 50
(these run quiet small and the equivalents are not exact)
•Shoes
American 6 7 8 9
Spanish 27/38 39 40
(note: there are no half sizes and varying widths)
MEN
•Suits/Overcoats
American 36 38 40 42 44 46
Spanish 46 48 50 52 54 56
•Suits
American 15 16 17 18
Spanish 38 41 43 45
•Shoes
American 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Spanish 38 39 41 42 43 44 45