Climate in southern Spain has been classified as Mediterranean. It is characterized by hot dry summers, mild winters and seasonal rainfall, all subject to local variations depending on each concrete location.

The average temperature usually oscillates between 7°C in winter and 30°C in summer, with seasonal rainfall in autumn and spring, which represents less than 500L/m2 per year. This reduced number of rainy days involves having more than 2900 Sun-hours per year.

As shown in the graphics above, this climate is optimal for the use of solar cooling systems which result essential in summer to keep comfort conditions into acceptable levels, because of the fact that the period of highest solar radiation matches up with the one of highest temperatures.