Best time to visit Alcalá de Henares

May is the best time to visit Alcalá de Henares for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 93/100
The least cloud July 18 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 7 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 9.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 May 93 22 °C 8
2 September 92 27 °C 4
3 October 90 20 °C 8
4 June 87 28 °C 4
5 April 80 18 °C 9
6 August 74 32 °C 2
7 July 72 32 °C 2
8 March 71 16 °C 7
9 November 64 14 °C 8
10 February 57 12 °C 6
11 December 49 10 °C 7
12 January 47 9.8 °C 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 9.8 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.8 °C 42 mm 55 %
February 11.8 °C 35 mm 49 %
March 15.6 °C 44 mm 49 %
April 18.0 °C 55 mm 50 %
May 22.5 °C 49 mm 48 %
June 28.3 °C 22 mm 33 %
July 32.4 °C 7 mm 18 %
August 32.0 °C 12 mm 23 %
September 26.6 °C 27 mm 36 %
October 20.1 °C 63 mm 49 %
November 13.7 °C 58 mm 54 %
December 10.3 °C 47 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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