A LAND OF CONTRASTS

Zones:     Atlantic  |  Mountain  |  Atlantic-mediterranean  |  Mediterranean

It is found in the south of the Basque Country, that is to say the Rioja region of Alava and the Ribera Navarra region of the Ebro. In the southern third the wide spaces characteristic of a flat and open topography are interspersed with the various mountain ranges, with its vegetation corresponding to the Mediterranean climate.

The annual average temperature varies between 13 and 14º, similar to the coast but with a wider temperature range (17-18º), symptom of a larger continentalization. In summer the temperatures are high, above 30º. In winter, the average minimum temperature is around 2º.

The precipitation level goes down significantly compared to the Cantabrian slope, ranging between 600 and 1000 mm, levels that are only surpassed in some mountain ranges. As we head south, one can see a mild summer drought.