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Best time to visit Alicante

May is the best time to visit Alicante for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

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 97/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 5 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 97 23 °C 6 66
2 October 94 23 °C 7 78
3 April 92 20 °C 7 44
4 November 90 19 °C 6 52
5 June 88 27 °C 3 94
6 March 86 18 °C 6 34
7 September 83 27 °C 7 92
8 December 80 16 °C 5 36
9 February 79 16 °C 5 27
10 July 77 29 °C 1 98
11 January 76 15 °C 5 27
12 August 74 30 °C 3 97

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 15 °C 15 °C 44 % 27
February 14 °C 16 °C 43 % 27
March 15 °C 18 °C 45 % 34
April 16 °C 20 °C 45 % 44
May 18 °C 23 °C 43 % 66
June 22 °C 27 °C 28 % 94
July 25 °C 29 °C 17 % 98
August 26 °C 30 °C 26 % 97
September 25 °C 27 °C 42 % 92
October 22 °C 23 °C 47 % 78
November 19 °C 19 °C 46 % 52
December 16 °C 16 °C 47 % 36

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 3 wet days and highs near 30 °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 15.2 °C 34 mm 44 %
February 15.8 °C 29 mm 43 %
March 17.8 °C 39 mm 45 %
April 19.9 °C 45 mm 45 %
May 22.8 °C 35 mm 43 %
June 26.7 °C 16 mm 28 %
July 29.3 °C 5 mm 17 %
August 29.7 °C 14 mm 26 %
September 26.8 °C 47 mm 42 %
October 23.2 °C 45 mm 47 %
November 18.7 °C 42 mm 46 %
December 15.9 °C 32 mm 47 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.