Climate and lanscape

CLIMATE

In summer  the winds blow from south to north, laden with rain. In winter, winds are coming inside dry and cold. Although Castilla y León is framed within the continental climate in the land different climate domains are distingued:

  To the north, in the highest part of the Cantabrian Mountains, an Atlantic climate, with mild winters and warm summers, is seen while in the lower tiers of the same mountain, the field shows the typical characteristics of the Atlantic regions of mountain with very cold winters.

   The central part of the plateau is dominated by the Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and severe winters especially, less the east of Zamora, still dominated by a much drier climate.

In the mountainous areas of north, east and south, the climate is typically Mediterranean, with scanty rainfall, hot summers and cold winters.

MAIN RESERVOIRS

Pantano	Provincia	Capacidad	Embalsada	Variacion
AGUEDA	Salamanca	24	16	1
AGUILAR DE CAMPOO	Palencia	247	142	1
ALDEADAVILA	Salamanca	115	108	0
ALMENDRA	Salamanca	2586	2044	-64
ARLANZON	Burgos	22	14	0
BARCENA	Leon	341	163	1
BARRIOS DE LUNA	Leon	308	107	9
BURGOMILLODO	Segovia	14	7	-1
CAMPORREDONDO	Palencia	70	36	-9
CASARES DE ARBAS	Leon	37	20	1
CASTRO	Zamora	26	25	1
CASTRO DE LAS COGOTAS	Avila	59	24	-1
CERNADILLA	Zamora	255	130	3
CERVERA	Palencia	11	4	1
COMPUERTO	Palencia	95	28	12
CUERDA DEL POZO	Soria	249	154	0
EL BURGUILLO	Avila	201	130	-1
LA ACEÑA	Avila	24	13	0
LA CAMPAÑANA	Leon	14	6	-2
LAS ROZAS	Leon	28	10	-3
LAS VENCIAS	Segovia	5	5	0
LINARES DEL ARROYO	Segovia	58	30	0
LOS RABANOS	Soria	8	8	0
MATALAVILLA	Leon	65	26	-4
MONTEAGUDO	Soria	10	3	0
NAVAMUÑO	Salamanca	14	5	1
Nª Sª DEL AGAVANZAL	Zamora	36	29	0
ORDUNTE	Burgos	22	22	7
PONTON ALTO	Segovia	7	3	0
PORMA (JUAN BENET)	Leon	318	156	5
PUENTE PORTO	Zamora	23	6	0
REQUEJADA	Palencia	65	15	4
RIAÑO	Leon	664	351	12
RICOBAYO	Zamora	1200	478	-27
SAN JOSE	Valladolid	6	6	0
SAN SEBASTIAN	Zamora	46	27	-2
SANTA TERESA	Salamanca	496	274	-1
SAUCELLE	Salamanca	181	176	0
SERONES	Avila	6	2	0
SOBRON	Burgos	20	19	2
UZQUIZA	Burgos	75	49	0
VALPARAISO	Zamora	162	149	0
VILLAGONZALO	Salamanca	6	6	0
VILLALCAMPO	Zamora	66	63	2
VILLAMECA	Leon	20	9	1

HOW IS THE LANDSCAPE NEXT TO THE RIVERS?

The landscape with  water  facilitates the presence of forests, crops or human settlements. The water in his proximity is  an essential agent for life. The course is an essential good for the wildlife and human farmland.