The Rain in Spain ...

Climate

Climate 'Superb' should cover this subject but it may help if we clarify it a little more! The climate in this section of the Costa Blanca is, according to the World Health Organisation, "...the healthiest in the world". It's a frequently quoted fact that doesn't actually convey anything of the simple pleasure of never having to take both sunblock and wellies to the beach 'just in case'!

Whilst the weather here is also subject to variations from year to year and the weather forecasts are as reliably unpredictable as in Britain and elsewhere, the fact remains that we have on average more than 320 days of sunshine every year. The climate of the Costa Blanca owes much to its Mediterranean coastline and to the mountain ranges which protect the coastal area from the colder winds from the inland regions of Spain.

The temperature variations from season-to-season for the Alicante region - of which we are part - are officially quoted as follow...

Average maximum temperatures: January 16C - April 22C - August 32C - November 21C

.... from our own experience of the particular areas within which we operate, we would consider this to be a reasonable guide but to add that July and Auqust tend to peak higher at about 36C. Winters are usually wonderfully mild with many people being able to eat their Christmas Dinner 'al fresco', at worst needing to wear a light pullover. In fact, last Christmas we took our children to Las Marinas (adjacent to Denia), one of the loveliest beaches this side of the Caribbean.


Some people, particularly those of greater years, may be concerned about their ability to tolerate these higher temperatures but we ourselves have noticed the speed with which people become acclimatsed and to the degree that within a year or two and during the winter period the 'old hands' will usually be seen wearing bodywarmers or pullovers while drinking their glasses of whatever outside the restaurants and bars. The recent arrivals, and particularly the tourists, will probably be wearing shorts and teeshirts while sporting their sunburn!