Climate - Torrevieja (Spain)

The climate of Torrevieja is Mediterranean, with mild, relatively rainy winters and hot, sunny summers. The rains are scarce.
The city is located on the southeastern Spanish coast, in the province of Alicante, in the Valencian community. Nearby are the lagoons of la Mata and Torrevieja, two salt lakes that contribute to making the climate mild.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 12.1 °C (54 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 26.4 °C (80 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 280 millimeters (11 inches) per year: it is therefore scarce. It ranges from 0 mm (0 in) in the driest month (July) to 45 mm (1.8 in) in the wettest (September). However, although it is an arid area, it may on occasion be affected by heavy rains, which can lead to flooding, especially in autumn, but sometimes also in spring. For example, between 12 and 13 September 2019, there was the same amount of rain as usually falls in a year. Here is the average precipitation.

Winter, from December to February, is a mild season, and it's characterized by sunny periods alternating with periods of bad weather, with wind and rain, which, however, are quite rare.
There is a good number of sunny days, with daytime temperatures reaching 18/20 °C (64/68 °F) even in winter. With the wind from Africa, it can instead exceed 20 °C (68 °F). In January 2004, it reached 26 °C (79 °F), and in early February 2020, as high as 28.5 °C (83.5 °F).
Very cold days are rare, however, there may be periods, usually short, in which the night temperature drops to freezing (0 °C or 32 °F) or a little below, while it fluctuates around 8/10 °C (46/50 °F) during the day. In these periods, the cold is felt, also because houses are often poorly heated.
The coldest record is -3.5 °C (25.5 °F) and was recorded in February 1956. From 2000 to 2020, the extreme minimum has been was -1 °C (30 °F), recorded in January 2006.
Snow in Torrevieja is extremely rare. In January 2017, it snowed for the first time in 103 years.

The summer, from June to mid-September, is hot and sunny. During the day the breeze blows, providing some relief, but the nights are muggy. There can also be very hot periods, usually of short duration, in which the temperature reaches 35/36 °C (95/97 °F). More rarely, it can reach higher values, for example, it reached 39.5 °C (103 °F) in July 2015.



The sea temperature ranges between 15 °C (59 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F). The sea is warm enough for swimming from July to September; in June, it is still cool. Here are the average sea temperatures.

Best Time

The best time for a beach holiday in Torrevieja is the summer, from June to August. The sea temperature is comfortable enough from July to September, although by September, which overall is still a good month (especially in the first half), the first Atlantic disturbances begin to occur. May and June are sunny months, but the sea is still a bit cool, especially in May, when it is actually a bit cold.
To visit the city, you can choose the period from early April to mid-June.