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Monthly climate in Alicante, Valencia, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alicante features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 347 mm (13.7 inches) and receives 42 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alicante enjoys an average of 3977 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 31 minutes to 14 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alicante, Valencia, Spain §

The warmest months in Alicante are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alicante experiences 97 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average high 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alicante, Valencia, Spain §

Alicante usually has the most precipitation in March, April and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 49 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alicante are February, July and August. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40 (1.6) 13 (0.5) 45 (1.8) 45 (1.8) 18 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 2 (0.1) 14 (0.6) 56 (2.2) 38 (1.5) 40 (1.6) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 6 7 2 2 0 2 5 4 7 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Alicante, Valencia, Spain §

The sunniest months in Alicante are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alicante: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 216 274 329 341 404 405 416 388 335 319 273 270
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 49m 10h 45m 11h 58m 13h 12m 14h 15m 14h 46m 14h 30m 13h 34m 12h 23m 11h 9m 10h 4m 9h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Alicante, Valencia, Spain §

Alicante experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alicante UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alicante, Valencia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 8 10 11 11 9 8 6 4 3