Barcelona is located at 41°23'N, 2°11'E and faces the Mediterranean Sea. As the Mediterranean Sea brings the city of Barcelona most of it's weather, the sea is viewed as a meso-scale climate control system. Barcelona is also isolated by the Collserola Mountains. The region stays mostly mild and humid, with an annual average of 68°F as a high, and 52°F as it's average low. The Mediterranean Sea has an annual average of 64°F. A micro-scale climate control, would be the affects of the two nearby rivers, (the Llobregat and the Besos Rivers.)
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In comparing Barcelona to Dublin, Ireland, both have similar temperature patterns. The two cities do not have drastic changes in temperatures, due to the control of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean's currents. Both cities have warm currents from the two bodies of water, despite the difference in latitude. Mountains are near to both cities, and they are also both considered maritime climates. Barcelona as a city is much larger in size and population, and has little vegetation to that of Dublin.
Barcelona is greatly affected mostly by it's placement on the Mediterranean Sea, and the aspects of urban and human geography of the city itself.
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