The coming winter will see warmer than average temperatures throughout Spain, with the east of the country and the Balearic Islands enjoying especially warm weather.

That is the prediction for the months of January, February and March 2015 published on Wednesday by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

However, there will be a price to pay for the warmer weather as AEMET also predicts the winter will see higher than average rainfall in the country.

AEMET based its predictions on its data accumulated to reach the conclusion that in the east of Spain and the Balearic Islands there is a 50 percent chance of warmer than average weather, a 30 percent chance of average temperatures and just a 20 percent chances the winter will be colder than usual.

The rest of Spain has a 45 percent chance of warmer weather, a 35 percent of average temperatures and, once again, just a one in five chance that the winter will be colder than usual.

The warmer than average winter should also be translated into a wetter winter, according to AEMET, which gives a 45 percent chance of the country receiving more rainfall than usual, something that will be welcome in the southeast of Spain which suffered a serious drought during the first half of 2014.

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