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Best time to visit Valencia

May is the best time to visit Valencia for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May. 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 96/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 21 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 8 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 96 24 °C 5 69
2 October 95 23 °C 6 79
3 April 93 21 °C 6 47
4 November 90 19 °C 5 53
5 March 87 18 °C 5 36
6 June 85 28 °C 3 93
7 September 84 27 °C 6 93
8 February 77 16 °C 4 29
9 December 77 15 °C 5 33
10 July 74 30 °C 2 96
11 January 74 15 °C 4 27
12 August 73 30 °C 4 93

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 15 °C 43 % 27
February 14 °C 16 °C 41 % 29
March 14 °C 18 °C 44 % 36
April 16 °C 21 °C 45 % 47
May 18 °C 24 °C 44 % 69
June 22 °C 28 °C 32 % 93
July 25 °C 30 °C 21 % 96
August 26 °C 30 °C 30 % 93
September 25 °C 27 °C 43 % 93
October 22 °C 23 °C 47 % 79
November 19 °C 19 °C 45 % 53
December 16 °C 15 °C 46 % 33

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 4 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 15.0 °C 33 mm 43 %
February 15.9 °C 27 mm 41 %
March 18.4 °C 38 mm 44 %
April 20.6 °C 42 mm 45 %
May 23.8 °C 33 mm 44 %
June 27.9 °C 19 mm 32 %
July 30.4 °C 8 mm 21 %
August 30.5 °C 22 mm 30 %
September 27.1 °C 60 mm 43 %
October 23.3 °C 53 mm 47 %
November 18.5 °C 46 mm 45 %
December 15.5 °C 35 mm 46 %

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.