Europe
Southern Europe
17 countries and territories in Southern Europe.
Photo: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On the map
The countries of Southern Europe
Countries
The countries of Southern Europe
| Country | Capital | Currency | Plugs | Driving | Calling code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Tirana | ALL | C F | Right | +355 |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | EUR | C F | Right | +376 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | BAM | C F | Right | +387 |
| Croatia | Zagreb | EUR | C F | Right | +385 |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | GIP | G | Right | +350 |
| Greece | Athens | EUR | C F | Right | +30 |
| Italy | Rome | EUR | C F L | Right | +39 |
| Kosovo | Pristina | EUR | F | Right | +383 |
| Malta | Valletta | EUR | G | Left | +356 |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | EUR | C F | Right | +382 |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | MKD | C F | Right | +389 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | EUR | C F | Right | +351 |
| San Marino | San Marino | EUR | C F L | Right | +378 |
| Serbia | Belgrade | RSD | C F | Right | +381 |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | EUR | C F | Right | +386 |
| Spain | Madrid | EUR | C F | Right | +34 |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | EUR | — | Right | +379 |
When to go
The capitals' weather, month by month
Each country's capital as GeoNames records it (or its largest city where the capital has no figures), mean daily high by month.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbaniaTirana | 6° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° |
| AndorraAndorra la Vella | 2° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 3° |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo | 2° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 3° |
| CroatiaZagreb | 3° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 4° |
| GibraltarGibraltar | 16° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 16° |
| GreeceAthens | 12° | 13° | 15° | 19° | 25° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| ItalyRome | 11° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
| KosovoPristina | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 29° | 29° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 3° |
| MaltaValletta | 15° | 15° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 17° |
| MontenegroPodgorica | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 28° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° |
| North MacedoniaSkopje | 3° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 4° |
| PortugalLisbon | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 15° |
| San MarinoSan Marino | 8° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| SerbiaBelgrade | 3° | 6° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 25° | 18° | 12° | 5° |
| SloveniaLjubljana | 2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 3° |
| SpainMadrid | 9° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 30° | 34° | 33° | 27° | 20° | 13° | 9° |
| Vatican CityVatican City | 11° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
Cities
Cities in Southern Europe
ItalyRomePhoto: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vatican CityVatican City
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
SpainMadridPhoto: Dmitry Dzhus from London · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
GreeceAthensPhoto: Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
AlbaniaTiranaPhoto: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
SpainBarcelona
SerbiaBelgradeNational Library of Serbia · Photo: A.Milenković · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ItalyVeniceSt Mark's Basilica · Photo: Nino Barbieri · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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