Alicante Weather Records (SPE00101043)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alicante (SPE00101043), Spain, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Alicante

Alicante (SPE00101043) is a weather station in Spain at 38.37 latitude and 0.49 longitude, 81 m (266 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 2026, 89 years of record.
1,464 records set at Alicante still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Alicante set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.1 C (77.2 F) on 24 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Spain, 38.37 latitude, 0.49 longitude.
Elevation: 81 m (266 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 2026, 89 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alicante. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Alicante, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.8 C (85.6 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	20.9 C (69.6 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Mar	32.6 C (90.7 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	25.5 C (77.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Apr	33.8 C (92.8 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	7.9 C (46.2 F)
May	37.0 C (98.6 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	31.4 C (88.5 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)
Jun	38.4 C (101.1 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	35.4 C (95.7 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)
Jul	41.4 C (106.5 F)	13.4 C (56.1 F)	37.9 C (100.2 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)
Aug	42.0 C (107.6 F)	13.2 C (55.8 F)	39.1 C (102.4 F)	17.7 C (63.9 F)
Sep	38.4 C (101.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.2 C (97.2 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.2 C (32.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.6 C (79.9 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Alicante still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 35.

Standing records at Alicante by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1938	5
1939	16
1940	22
1941	27
1942	24
1943	13
1944	32
1945	15
1946	26
1947	12
1948	11
1949	17
1950	8
1951	18
1952	17
1953	8
1954	14
1955	20
1956	20
1957	21
1958	17
1959	4
1960	14
1961	18
1962	24
1963	15
1964	10
1965	23
1966	12
1967	17
1968	11
1969	24
1970	18
1971	14
1972	21
1973	21
1974	16
1975	21
1976	14
1977	32
1978	18
1979	21
1980	35
1981	33
1982	12
1983	11
1984	24
1985	20
1986	10
1987	13
1988	15
1989	9
1990	12
1991	8
1992	9
1993	2
1994	14
1995	10
1996	9
1997	11
1998	13
1999	9
2000	8
2001	17
2002	10
2003	10
2004	23
2005	15
2006	13
2007	17
2008	12
2009	10
2010	17
2011	9
2012	14
2013	18
2014	9
2015	21
2016	11
2017	8
2018	11
2019	17
2020	18
2021	23
2022	28
2023	28
2024	26
2025	34
2026	27

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Alicante between 26 February 1980 and 13 August 2022. Each dot is a new record.

When Alicante set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1980-02-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1982-10-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1994-07-04	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.4 C (106.5 F)
1997-09-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 270.2 mm (10.6 in)
2017-08-02	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2022-08-13	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.0 C (107.6 F)
2022-08-13	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 28.6 C (83.5 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 270.2 mm (10.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alicante. The most was 270.2 mm (10.6 in) on 30 September 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alicante
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	13 January 1940
Feb	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	26 February 1980
Mar	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	13 March 2017
Apr	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 April 2019
May	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	13 May 1947
Jun	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 June 1953
Jul	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 July 1993
Aug	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	20 August 2019
Sep	270.2 mm (10.6 in)	30 September 1997
Oct	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	19 October 1982
Nov	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	12 November 1946
Dec	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	1 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1938 to 2026

89 years of record at Alicante, 1938 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 2026.

Days with data per year at Alicante
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1938	65	18%	No
1939	355	97%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	355	97%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	355	97%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	364	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	363	99%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	364	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes
2026	241	66%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Alicante
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min (Provisional)	25.1 C (77.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high max (Provisional)	39.1 C (102.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min (Provisional)	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Alicante, ES	daily rain	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026	Alicante, ES	daily rain (Tie)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high max	37.6 C (99.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high max	37.9 C (100.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2026	Alicante, ES	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

86 complete years, 1940 to 2025

One stripe for each of 86 complete years at Alicante, 1940 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.2 C (64.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 16.8 C (62.2 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 19.9 C (67.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Alicante as warming stripes, 1940 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1940	17.6 C	-0.69 C
1941	17.3 C	-0.94 C
1942	17.9 C	-0.37 C
1943	17.9 C	-0.31 C
1944	17.5 C	-0.72 C
1945	18.1 C	-0.19 C
1946	17.7 C	-0.55 C
1947	18.3 C	+0.09 C
1948	18.2 C	-0.07 C
1949	18.2 C	-0.06 C
1950	18.5 C	+0.21 C
1951	17.9 C	-0.37 C
1952	18.7 C	+0.49 C
1953	18.1 C	-0.13 C
1954	18.0 C	-0.27 C
1955	19.3 C	+1.08 C
1956	17.4 C	-0.83 C
1957	18.0 C	-0.29 C
1958	18.6 C	+0.37 C
1959	18.2 C	-0.01 C
1960	18.5 C	+0.22 C
1961	18.7 C	+0.50 C
1962	18.4 C	+0.16 C
1963	18.0 C	-0.21 C
1964	18.7 C	+0.50 C
1965	18.2 C	-0.08 C
1966	18.4 C	+0.16 C
1967	18.1 C	-0.19 C
1968	18.4 C	+0.11 C
1969	17.8 C	-0.41 C
1970	18.0 C	-0.28 C
1971	17.4 C	-0.83 C
1972	16.8 C	-1.46 C
1973	17.1 C	-1.10 C
1974	17.4 C	-0.89 C
1975	17.3 C	-0.93 C
1976	17.0 C	-1.20 C
1977	17.5 C	-0.79 C
1978	17.5 C	-0.70 C
1979	17.6 C	-0.60 C
1980	17.3 C	-0.98 C
1981	17.8 C	-0.48 C
1982	17.8 C	-0.47 C
1983	17.9 C	-0.38 C
1984	17.2 C	-1.00 C
1985	17.8 C	-0.47 C
1986	17.8 C	-0.41 C
1987	18.2 C	-0.01 C
1988	18.4 C	+0.19 C
1989	18.7 C	+0.47 C
1990	18.4 C	+0.19 C
1991	17.7 C	-0.53 C
1992	17.6 C	-0.61 C
1993	17.3 C	-0.91 C
1994	18.5 C	+0.27 C
1995	18.7 C	+0.47 C
1996	18.1 C	-0.19 C
1997	18.7 C	+0.42 C
1998	18.5 C	+0.26 C
1999	18.5 C	+0.23 C
2000	18.4 C	+0.17 C
2001	18.8 C	+0.52 C
2002	18.5 C	+0.27 C
2003	18.9 C	+0.66 C
2004	18.6 C	+0.32 C
2005	18.0 C	-0.26 C
2006	19.1 C	+0.83 C
2007	18.6 C	+0.37 C
2008	18.4 C	+0.13 C
2009	18.8 C	+0.58 C
2010	18.0 C	-0.27 C
2011	18.8 C	+0.60 C
2012	18.3 C	+0.09 C
2013	18.1 C	-0.12 C
2014	19.2 C	+0.98 C
2015	19.1 C	+0.89 C
2016	19.1 C	+0.88 C
2017	18.8 C	+0.55 C
2018	18.7 C	+0.41 C
2019	18.5 C	+0.26 C
2020	19.2 C	+0.92 C
2021	19.0 C	+0.77 C
2022	19.6 C	+1.39 C
2023	19.5 C	+1.28 C
2024	19.9 C	+1.67 C
2025	19.9 C	+1.63 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1940 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 86 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Alicante
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1940 to 2025	86	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.07) per decade	0.02 F (-0.08 to 0.12) per decade	1940 to 2025	86	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	1940 to 2025	86	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1938 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Alicante: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.0 C (107.6 F)	2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)	89
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	1956	0.4 C (32.7 F)	89
Wettest day (Rx1day)	270.2 mm (10.6 in)	1997	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	279.5 mm (11.0 in)	1997	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	154 days	1946	40 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Alicante, 1938 to 2026. The record is 42.0 C (107.6 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Alicante by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1939	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1940	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1941	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1942	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1943	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1944	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1945	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1946	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1947	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1948	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1949	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1950	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1951	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1952	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1955	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1956	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1957	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1958	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1959	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1964	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1967	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1968	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1969	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1970	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1971	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1972	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1973	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1976	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1979	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1980	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1981	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1983	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1984	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1985	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1986	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1987	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1988	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1989	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1990	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1991	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1992	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1993	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1994	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1995	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1998	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2000	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2001	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2002	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2003	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2004	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2005	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2007	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2008	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2009	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2010	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2011	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2012	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2013	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2014	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2015	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2016	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2017	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2018	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2019	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2020	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2021	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2022	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2023	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2024	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2025	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2026	39.1 C (102.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Alicante, 1938 to 2026. The record is -4.6 C (23.7 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.4 C (32.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Alicante by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1939	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1940	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1941	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1942	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1943	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1944	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1945	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1946	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1947	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1948	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1949	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1950	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1951	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1952	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1953	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1954	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1955	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1956	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1957	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1958	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1959	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1960	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1961	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1962	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1963	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1964	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1965	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1966	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1967	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1968	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1969	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1970	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1971	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1972	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1973	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1974	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1975	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1976	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1977	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1978	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1979	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1980	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1981	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1982	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1983	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1984	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1985	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1986	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1987	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1988	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1989	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1990	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1993	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1994	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1995	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1996	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1997	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1998	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1999	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2000	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2001	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2002	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2003	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2004	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2005	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2006	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2007	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2008	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2009	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2011	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2012	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2013	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2014	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2015	0.3 C (32.5 F)
2016	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2017	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2018	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2019	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2020	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2021	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2022	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2023	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2024	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2025	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2026	2.8 C (37.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alicante, 1938 to 2026. The record is 270.2 mm (10.6 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alicante by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1939	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1940	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1941	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1942	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1943	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1945	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1946	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1947	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1948	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1950	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1951	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1953	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1955	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1957	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1962	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1963	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1967	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1968	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1972	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1973	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1974	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1975	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1976	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1981	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1982	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1983	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1990	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1991	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1995	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1996	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1997	270.2 mm (10.6 in)
1998	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1999	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2000	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2001	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
2002	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2003	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2004	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2005	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2006	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2007	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2008	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2009	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
2010	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2011	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2012	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2013	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2014	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2015	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2016	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2017	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2018	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2019	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2020	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2021	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2022	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
2023	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2024	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
2025	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2026	49.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alicante, 1938 to 2026. The record is 279.5 mm (11.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.6 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alicante by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	208.7 mm (8.2 in)
1941	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1944	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1945	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1946	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1947	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1948	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1949	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1950	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1952	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1953	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1958	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1960	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1961	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1964	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1965	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1966	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1967	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1968	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1970	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1972	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1973	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1974	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1975	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1976	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1978	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1979	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1980	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1981	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	253.5 mm (10.0 in)
1983	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1985	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1987	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1988	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1989	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1990	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1991	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1992	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1993	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1994	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1995	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1996	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1997	279.5 mm (11.0 in)
1998	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1999	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2002	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2003	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2004	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2005	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2006	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2007	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2008	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2009	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
2010	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2011	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2012	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2013	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2014	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
2016	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2017	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2018	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2019	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2020	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2021	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2022	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2023	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2024	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2025	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2026	58.0 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alicante, 1938 to 2026. The record is 154 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alicante by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	44 days
1939	69 days
1940	60 days
1941	32 days
1942	46 days
1943	74 days
1944	52 days
1945	36 days
1946	154 days
1947	87 days
1948	65 days
1949	69 days
1950	49 days
1951	31 days
1952	22 days
1953	24 days
1954	19 days
1955	31 days
1956	27 days
1957	25 days
1958	22 days
1959	20 days
1960	34 days
1961	27 days
1962	43 days
1963	27 days
1964	26 days
1965	27 days
1966	51 days
1967	34 days
1968	31 days
1969	40 days
1970	23 days
1971	38 days
1972	21 days
1973	31 days
1974	31 days
1975	48 days
1976	27 days
1977	25 days
1978	26 days
1979	36 days
1980	41 days
1981	47 days
1982	28 days
1983	36 days
1984	67 days
1985	31 days
1986	34 days
1987	33 days
1988	42 days
1989	35 days
1990	29 days
1991	76 days
1992	96 days
1993	39 days
1994	49 days
1995	49 days
1996	35 days
1997	49 days
1998	40 days
1999	37 days
2000	42 days
2001	46 days
2002	46 days
2003	60 days
2004	34 days
2005	34 days
2006	35 days
2007	45 days
2008	45 days
2009	55 days
2010	43 days
2011	29 days
2012	72 days
2013	66 days
2014	53 days
2015	47 days
2016	75 days
2017	44 days
2018	47 days
2019	36 days
2020	26 days
2021	50 days
2022	87 days
2023	61 days
2024	43 days
2025	58 days
2026	84 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

83 years, 1939 to 2025

A day with at least 45.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 218.4 mm (8.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alicante: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
100 years	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	Longer than the 83 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 83 years of values from 1939 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 270.2 mm (10.6 in) in 1997; 220.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1982; 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1980.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Alicante, at 1992 and 2011. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1992 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2011 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Alicante, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1992	-0.4	-0.7	likely	5
2011	-0.3	-0.5	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Alicante had a mean temperature of 19.1 C (66.3 F) and 276.7 mm (10.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Tripoli Sidi El Mesri (Libya, 1,301 km away), San Bernardino F S 226 (United States, 9,713 km away) and Almeria/Aeropuerto (Spain, 303 km away).

Climate twins of Alicante: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	1,301 km (808 mi)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	310.7 mm (12.2 in)	0.74
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	9,713 km (6,035 mi)	18.4 C (65.2 F)	350.1 mm (13.8 in)	0.81
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	303 km (188 mi)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	0.90

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).