ClimavisoValència vs Alicante: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
Neighbours, with the same rain and heat thresholds, and still with different records. València gets more heavy-rain and storm days; Alicante a little more heat. This is what the warnings say.
The verdict
Less bad weather: Alicante
Alicante has 41 warning days a year; València, 51. In other words, València gets a warning on about 11 more days a year. It also has fewer serious warnings: 7.1 orange or red days a year, against 12. València is mostly rain and storms; Alicante, rain and heat.
Head to head
| València | Alicante | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 51 | 41 |
| Orange or red days a year | 12 | 7.1 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 13 | 11 |
| Heat (days a year) | 13 | 15 |
| Rain (days a year) | 27 | 15 |
| Storms (days a year) | 18 | 12 |
| Wind (days a year) | 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 1.6 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| València | 4.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| 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 València (8.9).
- Spring: a tie, 8.9 warning days each.
- Summer: Alicante (17 warning days) against València (18).
- Autumn: Alicante (8.9 warning days) against València (15).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid rain: Alicante is better, with 15 warning days a year against 27 in València.
- If you'd rather avoid storms: Alicante is better, with 12 warning days a year against 18 in València.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, València or Alicante?
Going by official warnings, Alicante: 41 warning days a year against 51 in València.
Where does it rain more, València or Alicante?
By rain warnings, València: 27 days a year against 15 in Alicante. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, València or Alicante?
By heat warnings, Alicante: 15 days a year against 13 in València. The yellow heat warning starts at 36 °C in both.
When is the best time to visit València and Alicante?
If you want to dodge warnings, February in València 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.