Hells teeth 5 degrees in Spain

[Gingernuts]

Woke up this morning in Lebrija it was only 5 degrees!!!
Now in Badajoz on the aire, brilliant sunshine but only 10/12 degrees.

 

[1967bowesj]

Woke up this morning in Lebrija it was only 5 degrees!!!
Now in Badajoz on the aire, brilliant sunshine but only 10/12 degrees.

In Brugge for the Christmas markets and the wind makes it feel like -5!!
Thankfully the alde heating makes inside the van a whole lot warmer

 

[Richard n Ann]

They have frost some mornings, bit better than our weather granted, but worth the expense of travelling all that way when you can go in the summer? No way

IMO

 

[WESTY66]

Woke up this morning in Lebrija it was only 5 degrees!!!
Now in Badajoz on the aire, brilliant sunshine but only 10/12 degrees.

It IS winter in the northern hemisphere you know

 

[Nigel Crompton]

7.8º overnight on the Costa Calida, coldest night of the 'winter' for us so far ....

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[Lizbiebrowne]

I had frost one morning in Spain in October. A lot of Spain is quite high, not unusual to be higher than 3000 feet.

 

[Northernraider]

Woke up this morning in Lebrija it was only 5 degrees!!!
Now in Badajoz on the aire, brilliant sunshine but only 10/12 degrees.

A lovely 20° here in Puerto de mazarron

 

[EuroTrotters]

Showing 15c outside in Javea.

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I was in the pool 2 weeks ago !

 

[Speve]

They have frost some mornings, bit better than our weather granted, but worth the expense of travelling all that way when you can go in the summer? No way

IMO

It’s worth every penny to spend time in Spain over winter not all of us like 40° C temperatures in summer, the winters in Spain are usually very pleasant if you stay around the coasts.

 

[Northernraider]

It’s worth every penny to spend time in Spain over winter not all of us like 40° C temperatures in summer, the winters in Spain are usually very pleasant if you stay around the coasts.

Very true for me 20-25° daytime and 12-15° nighttime is perfect. Warm enough to not constantly be sweating or trying to keep dogs cool and no need for heating . Winner winner chicken dinner.

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[BILL 875]

Theres a saying never go to Portugal till March.

 

[royandsharont]

Someone I follow on instagram was north of Burgos today and I’m sure I saw a light dusting of snow on the aire he was staying at

I’ve never seen snow where my feet are in Spain but have been in some freezing conditions even in Murcia one February

 

[varaizian]

Burgos is high up and famously cold. We usually only pass through on the way south.

 

[Widge]

I have lived in Herault in France for the last 18 years, i can think of several times the beach has been covered in snow, just becouse it is the med, it doesn't mean it is always warm.

 

[varaizian]

I have lived in Herault in France for the last 18 years, i can think of several times the beach has been covered in snow, just becouse it is the med, it doesn't mean it is always warm.

Agreed, but George Osbourne stopped our Winter Fuel Payments because, unlike Italy, it is apparently borderline sub-tropical! It is distinctly chilly in the Charente-Maritime tonight and we are at only 30m altitude.

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[Widge]

Agreed, but George Osbourne stopped our Winter Fuel Payments because, unlike Italy, it is apparently borderline sub-tropical! It is distinctly chilly in the Charente-Maritime tonight and we are at only 30m altitude.

Thats becouse (apparently) when they worked out the average tempreture, they included all the overseas departments.

But having said that, it is a luxury to be able to go to the Caribbean or indian ocean without leaving france, no worries about healthcare insurance etc, it all works exactly as if you were in france, even the flights are internal flights.

 

[Widge]

Thats becouse (apparently) when they worked out the average tempreture, they included all the overseas departments.

But having said that, it is a luxury to be able to go to the Caribbean or indian ocean without leaving france, no worries about healthcare insurance etc, it all works exactly as if you were in france, even the flights are internal flights.

I wasn't sure which bit you thought was funny.

Not that I trust the connection as a reliable source. But...

Why are British pensioners in France not eligible for £300 energy aid?

The one-off payment is not being given to retirees who do not receive the winter fuel allowance. France is deemed too hot for this as the UK includes France’s overseas areas in the calculations

www.connexionfrance.com

As far as what I said about overseas departments, we went to Guadeloupe in march, and intend to go out again, I checked with a travel insurance company, they wanted to charge a fortune, as they include the Caribbean as part of north America and a neighbour said you dont need it, becouse it is no different than going on holiday to your next department.

 

[Peavy]

This weekend we could enjoy some freezing temperatures and snow in Teruel. So happy to be able to
Our summer is terribly scorching, so happy bunnies here.

 

[jongood]

Someone I follow on instagram was north of Burgos today and I’m sure I saw a light dusting of snow on the aire he was staying at

I’ve never seen snow where my feet are in Spain but have been in some freezing conditions even in Murcia one February

Its not unusual to see Snow around Irun route in winter and the snow in the nevadas seem to hang around a long time, guess its a height thing.

 

[jongood]

Woke up this morning in Lebrija it was only 5 degrees!!!
Now in Badajoz on the aire, brilliant sunshine but only 10/12 degrees.

Shouldnt you be going in the other direction?

Its not going to get better if you go north

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[varaizian]

I wasn't sure which bit you thought was funny.

Not that I trust the connection as a reliable source. But...

Why are British pensioners in France not eligible for £300 energy aid?

The one-off payment is not being given to retirees who do not receive the winter fuel allowance. France is deemed too hot for this as the UK includes France’s overseas areas in the calculations

www.connexionfrance.com

As far as what I said about overseas departments, we went to Guadeloupe in march, and intend to go out again, I checked with a travel insurance company, they wanted to charge a fortune, as they include the Caribbean as part of north America and a neighbour said you dont need it, becouse it is no different than going on holiday to your next department.

I misread your post and thought you were being ironic. There isn't an icon for that unfortunately.
We have both spent much the same length of time permanently in France (we arrived in January 2006) so will have had the same experiences with Sarkozy's dislike of "inactifs" and all the Brexit stuff eventually being resolved by the WA Residency cards. I understand that residents of overseas domains do not have totally free access to France so would want to check myself about health cover over there.

 

[cyberyacht]

Shouldnt you be going in the other direction?

Its not going to get better if you go north

I'm surprised it's colder than Badajoz as it's 100M south and 200m lower and closer to the coast. Is it just that it's later in the day and has warmed up?

 

[Widge]

I misread your post and thought you were being ironic. There isn't an icon for that unfortunately.
We have both spent much the same length of time permanently in France (we arrived in January 2006) so will have had the same experiences with Sarkozy's dislike of "inactifs" and all the Brexit stuff eventually being resolved by the WA Residency cards. I understand that residents of overseas domains do not have totally free access to France so would want to check myself about health cover over there.

Snap, we arrived 28th Dec 2005.

Before we went, I had a long chat to our Axa rep that deals with our car house and mutuelle insurance, who just happens to be english, she assured me that everything was the same, if you have a carte vitel, it will work the same, so would the mutuelle, i asked about insurance for lost or theft of items, she said it was covered under our house insurance the same as holidaying in france, the only thing it wouldn't cover is repatriation, if you were hospitalised, you would have to pay to be transported back to france, if you wanted to have treatment more local to where you lived.
I am talking about Overseas departments DOM, I think Overseas territoires TOM are a different matter.

So we just got the basic insurance from the airline to cover delays, cancellation etc. We did a relocation cruise from Guadeloupe to Barcelona on the way back, so also took out the insurance with the cruiseline for that.

But always check yourselves with your own insurance company.

 

[Northernraider]

This is starting to win thread drift of the year

 

[gus-lopez]

I'm surprised it's colder than Badajoz as it's 100M south and 200m lower and closer to the coast. Is it just that it's later in the day and has warmed up?

Always fascinates me that Teruel is only 140km from Valencia yet the winter temp can get down to -20ºc. I know it is at 900m+ above sea level though.

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[cyberyacht]

Altitude AND inland has to make quite a difference. Even here in UK, the coastal bit of Hampshire is warmer than Andover, Basingstoke and Aldershot, none of which are at any significant altitude.

 

[Northernraider]

Altitude AND inland has to make quite a difference. Even here in UK, the coastal bit of Hampshire is warmer than Andover, Basingstoke and Aldershot, none of which are at any significant altitude.

Always seems to be warmer by the coast I find.

 

[Peavy]

Always fascinates me that Teruel is only 140km from Valencia yet the winter temp can get down to -20ºc. I know it is at 900m+ above sea level though.

It's fascinating indeed. As you may know, Teruel is one of the vertices of the so-called "ice triangle", the other two being Molina de Aragón and Calamocha.
Furthermore, it is a sparsely populated area (not Teruel city, but the mountain range to the east), so what more could we ask for??
Ah yes, don't tell the Germans or the Dutch though anyway they ramm our coast

 

[Richard n Ann]

When riding a motorcycle it's quite noticeable the wind on your legs gets cold when you get about 10 miles from the coast

 

[L' Hobo]

Someone I follow on instagram was north of Burgos today and I’m sure I saw a light dusting of snow on the aire he was staying at

I’ve never seen snow where my feet are in Spain but have been in some freezing conditions even in Murcia one February

At this time of the year in 2015ish, I stopped in Burgos for a couple of nights in my VW, it was -4c one night.

I quickly up sticks and ran for the Algarve where it was +16c