▁extreme ▁cases ▁high land ▁al pine ▁clim ates ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁areas ▁with ▁extremely ▁low ▁precip itation ▁and ▁desert ▁clim ates ▁or ▁semi - ar id ▁clim ates ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Al mer ía ▁area , ▁Mur cia ▁area ▁and ▁southern ▁A lic ante ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁Spanish ▁interior ▁the ▁h ott est ▁temper atures ▁in ▁Europe ▁are ▁found , ▁with ▁C ór dob a ▁aver aging ▁around ▁ ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast ▁usually ▁aver ages ▁around ▁ ▁in ▁summer . ▁In ▁sharp ▁contrast ▁A ▁Cor u ña ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁tip ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁has ▁a ▁summer ▁day time ▁high ▁average ▁at ▁just ▁below ▁. ▁This ▁cool ▁and ▁wet ▁summer ▁climate ▁is ▁rep licated ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁coast line . ▁Winter ▁temper atures ▁are ▁more ▁consistent ▁throughout ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁although ▁fro st s ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁interior , ▁even ▁though ▁day time ▁high s ▁are ▁usually ▁above ▁the ▁free zing ▁point . ▁In ▁Portugal , ▁the ▁warm est ▁winter s ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Al gar ve , ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ones ▁from ▁H uel va ▁in ▁Spain , ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁has ▁fresh ▁and ▁hum id ▁winter s , ▁similar ▁to ▁Gal icia . ▁ ▁Major ▁modern ▁countries ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁political ▁configuration ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁now ▁compr ises ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁Spain ▁and ▁Portugal , ▁the ▁whole ▁micro