Alicante climate — normals and trends
Alicante (Spain) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 273 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Alicante averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Alicante has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 13 August 2022) and the coldest -0.8 °C (on 11 February 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AlicanteValencia
- coords
- 38.35°, -0.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
273mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.3 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest day
-0.8 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
147 mm
1 October 1988
Windiest day
59.5 km/h
13 December 1949
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-7.0 °C
2 February 1954
Snowiest day
5.4 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 16.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 61 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 25 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 49 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 105 mm | +74 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Alicante?
Alicante has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 273 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alicante?
The hottest day measured in Alicante between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2022, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Alicante?
The coldest day measured in Alicante between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at -0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Alicante?
Almost never: Alicante sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Alicante warmed?
Yes: Alicante warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Alicante?
The wettest day measured in Alicante between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1988, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Alicante?
The windiest day measured in Alicante between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with winds reaching 59.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Alicante?
The warmest month in Alicante is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Alicante?
Alicante receives on average 273 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Alicante?
Alicante gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Alicante?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Alicante between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 5.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Alicante?
Yes: Alicante has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alicante?
In Alicante, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 13 August 2022, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 2 February 1954.
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