Today's weather for Benidorm, Spain10th May 2008 01:30

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Weather Overview for Benidorm

Benidorm’s great climate has helped to make it one of Europe’s top holiday destinations. Expect sun, sun and more sun - the resort receives a whopping 325 sunny days a year.

Average annual temperature is just under 20 ºC, peaking at an average of 27 ºC in August and a low of 11 ºC in January.

Summers can get very hot indeed, with daytime temperatures sometimes soaring to 40 ºC in July and August. Thankfully, a cooling sea breeze can often be felt and humidity is low. Rainfall is very low in summer. Good care should be taken with the searing mid day sun.

Winters are mild in Benidorm and often sunny too, with an average of six hours per day of sunshine in the winter months. Temperatures can vary though, sometimes hitting 20 ºC in the middle of the day. Nighttime temperatures will often be in single figures though rarely, if ever, get close to zero.

Yearly rainfall is still low on average, with summer generally getting the least and autumn the most. October is the wettest month.

Benidorm’s favourable climate is helped by the hills that surround it. These help protect it from harsher winter weather and winds.

The ‘Gota Fria’ is well known to locals - it translates as ‘cold drop’ and often brings extremely heavy rains. The phenomenon is caused when warm, moisture laden air off the sea meets cooler air. The mountains behind Benidorm form a block where huge clouds form – sometimes as much as 10km in height. Heavy, localized thunder storms can unload over 10inches of rain in just a couple of hours. Towns can be hit by bursting rivers as well as towering waves and high tides. The storms can last anything from a couple of hours to four days.

Although Gota Fria usually only occurs a couple of times a year, its severity has made it notorious in the region.

Warm sea temperatures around Benidorm make swimming possible for much of the year. The sea reaches a very pleasant 25 ºC in mid summer and drops to 14 ºC in winter.

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