ClimavisoAlicante vs Murcia: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
Half an hour apart, with heat that isn't alike: inland Murcia gets more heat warnings; Alicante, by the sea, fewer. Heavy rain, on the other hand, visits both.
The verdict
Less bad weather: Alicante
Alicante has 41 warning days a year; Murcia, 46. In other words, Murcia gets a warning on about 5.1 more days a year. It also has fewer serious warnings: 7.1 orange or red days a year, against 13. Alicante is mostly rain and heat; Murcia, heat and rain.
Head to head
| Alicante | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 41 | 46 |
| Orange or red days a year | 7.1 | 13 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 11 | 11 |
| Heat (days a year) | 15 | 21 |
| Rain (days a year) | 15 | 17 |
| Storms (days a year) | 12 | 16 |
| Wind (days a year) | 9.4 | 4.3 |
| Quietest month | February | February |
| Busiest month | August | August |
| Heat warning starts at | 36 °C | 38 °C |
In bold, the city with fewer warnings in each row. A day with several warning types counts in each.
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante | 2.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Murcia | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 10 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Warning days in each month, average over the last 7 years.
By season
- Winter: Murcia (3.3 warning days) against Alicante (6.3).
- Spring: a tie, 8.9 warning days each.
- Summer: Alicante (17 warning days) against Murcia (25).
- Autumn: Murcia (7.9 warning days) against Alicante (8.9).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid heat: Alicante is better, with 15 warning days a year against 21 in Murcia.
- If you'd rather avoid storms: Alicante is better, with 12 warning days a year against 16 in Murcia.
- If you'd rather avoid wind: Murcia is better, with 4.3 warning days a year against 9.4 in Alicante.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Alicante or Murcia?
Going by official warnings, Alicante: 41 warning days a year against 46 in Murcia.
Where does it rain more, Alicante or Murcia?
By rain warnings, Murcia: 17 days a year against 15 in Alicante. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Alicante or Murcia?
By heat warnings, Murcia: 21 days a year against 15 in Alicante. Note: the yellow heat warning starts at 36 °C in Alicante and 38 °C in Murcia.
When is the best time to visit Alicante and Murcia?
If you want to dodge warnings, February in Alicante and February in Murcia: their quietest months.
Each zone has its own thresholds: the same heat or rain can trigger a warning in one city and not in the other. A warning is a forecast that the zone's threshold will be crossed, not damage or a measurement. Here we compare how often each city was warned.