ClimavisoDénia vs Alicante: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
The two ends of the Costa Blanca. Dénia, further north, gets more warnings, mostly for rain; drier Alicante gets fewer.
The verdict
Less bad weather: Alicante
Alicante has 41 warning days a year; Dénia, 55. In other words, Dénia gets a warning on about 14 more days a year. It also has fewer serious warnings: 7.1 orange or red days a year, against 12. And over the last 7 years, Alicante has had more red days: 11 against 8. Dénia is mostly rain and storms; Alicante, rain and heat.
Head to head
| Dénia | Alicante | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 55 | 41 |
| Orange or red days a year | 12 | 7.1 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 8 | 11 |
| Heat (days a year) | 9.9 | 15 |
| Rain (days a year) | 30 | 15 |
| Storms (days a year) | 17 | 12 |
| Wind (days a year) | 13 | 9.4 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Quietest month | February | February |
| Busiest month | September | August |
| Heat warning starts at | 36 °C | 36 °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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dénia | 5.1 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 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 |
Warning days in each month, average over the last 7 years.
By season
- Winter: Alicante (6.3 warning days) against Dénia (12).
- Spring: Alicante (8.9 warning days) against Dénia (12).
- Summer: Dénia (16 warning days) against Alicante (17).
- Autumn: Alicante (8.9 warning days) against Dénia (15).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid heat: Dénia is better, with 9.9 warning days a year against 15 in Alicante.
- If you'd rather avoid rain: Alicante is better, with 15 warning days a year against 30 in Dénia.
- If you'd rather avoid storms: Alicante is better, with 12 warning days a year against 17 in Dénia.
- If you'd rather avoid wind: Alicante is better, with 9.4 warning days a year against 13 in Dénia.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Dénia or Alicante?
Going by official warnings, Alicante: 41 warning days a year against 55 in Dénia.
Where does it rain more, Dénia or Alicante?
By rain warnings, Dénia: 30 days a year against 15 in Alicante. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Dénia or Alicante?
By heat warnings, Alicante: 15 days a year against 9.9 in Dénia. The yellow heat warning starts at 36 °C in both.
When is the best time to visit Dénia and Alicante?
If you want to dodge warnings, February in Dénia and February in Alicante: 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.