When to go · Alicante
Alicante in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), and the peak beach weeks of mid-August.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C88°F / 22°C71°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Spain overall
- Prices
- High
- Spain overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Alicante
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), and the peak beach weeks of mid-August.
Weather in August
- AlicanteHighs around 31.1 °C, lows around 21.8 °C, rain on about 2 daysHighs around 88 °F, lows around 71 °F, rain on about 2 days
- Mediterranean coast and Balearics, Spain · Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Mallorca, Ibizahot
Beach season June–October; humid in August. Autumn DANA storms can bring flash floods.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- High
- Prices · Spain overall
- High
Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen