| Madrid, and Spain especially, is known for its summer | | | | The glorious thing about this new weather was just |
| heat. Its intensity is overwhelming and all consuming but | | | | how beautiful Madrid continued to look in it. The sun |
| what happens in the winter months? Does Madrid | | | | was still shining (it rarely stops shining) and there was a |
| have a winter or is it always sunny? | | | | slight touch of frost on the ground and atop of |
| I have been in Madrid for 5 months. I studied for my | | | | roadside cars. The sun remains out and so your mood |
| Spain TEFL certificate in August where the weather | | | | continues to be high. The sky is completely cloudless |
| was hideously hot. Now that its December I can | | | | and even though there's a bitter wind its very crisp and |
| assure you that Madrid does get cold. And quickly! | | | | clean. |
| There is no easing into this climate change, it happens | | | | The unnerving thing I notice is that the Spanish seem |
| very suddenly. October and November are slightly | | | | completely prepared for this rather sudden change in |
| chilly, in the sense that you might need a jacket at | | | | weather. (Why wasn't I informed?) Whilst I'm doing my |
| night. | | | | best in my many layers to stay warm, the Spanish |
| One morning I woke up and I was shivering. What was | | | | look effortlessly chic. Out come their fur coats, high |
| this all about? This isn't what I signed up for when I | | | | knee boots, flat caps, swish scarves and high collars. |
| decided to come to Spain and study for an accredited | | | | This nation certainly has a lot of style. |
| TEFL certificate (from my cold London flat). Stepping | | | | In conclusion, I can confirm that Madrid does get very |
| outside onto the calle I could see my own breath. | | | | cold. January and February are set to get colder |
| This new weather called for as many layers as | | | | apparently. If you are planning to come to Madrid any |
| possible. Stupidly, I had done what most people on my | | | | time soon then do pack warm clothes. The wind is |
| TEFL course had done and not come to Madrid with a | | | | biting, the air is crisp and metro is a tunnel of cold air. |
| proper coat. So on goes the vest, long sleeved shirt, | | | | But the sun still shines, which is something you could |
| jumper, jacket and hat. My gloves are at home in | | | | never say if you in England. And because of this, its |
| England. | | | | really not a problem. |