Spain / Balearic Islands
Alcúdia Strand
Alcúdia Strand is a 3.4 km-long sandy beach facing south-south-east on the Mediterranean Sea in Platja d'Alcúdia (Balearic Islands, Spain). The sea averages 26.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.0 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October. Recorded status on Wikidata: Blue Flag beach.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Alcúdia Strand
Beach-day index 7.2/10 · Spain median 6.7
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 14.6 °C | 14.0 °C | 14.2 °C | 15.4 °C | 18.0 °C | 21.4 °C | 24.5 °C | 26.0 °C | 24.8 °C | 22.2 °C | 19.0 °C | 16.3 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 15° |
| Low °C | 12° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 49 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 50 |
| Cloud % | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 51 |
| Wind m/s | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Daylight h | 9.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| Record high/low | 18°/5° | 18°/4° | 20°/6° | 21°/9° | 25°/11° | 30°/15° | 31°/19° | 32°/20° | 29°/17° | 27°/13° | 23°/9° | 20°/8° |
| Beach index | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; July scores 9.6/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 24.5 °C and 16 mm of rain.
In July that is 1.1 points above the median of the 2,246 beaches in Spain covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 2.8 °C warmer than the Spain median for August (23.2 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.2 °C, warmer than 56% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (83 mm) and July the driest (16 mm); the yearly total is about 580 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.4 hours in December to 15.0 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:15 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (155°). Open water fills about 28% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 240° to 302°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in November–February.
The opposite shore is only about 8.0 km away to the south-south-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves. The beach is on Mallorca, an island of about 3,606 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 7 m deep and 14 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 3 m above sea level 500 m inland and 3 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 72% built-up land, 10% bare ground, sand or rock and 9% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 54% of that circle.
- Built 72%
- Bare 10%
- Grass 9%
- Tree 6%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Playa Port D'alc?Dia Pm2”, 220 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 103Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 11Public toilets
- –Showers
- 29Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 51Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Grocery shops
- 8Water-sports spots
- 2Marinas & slipways
- 12Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Pharmacies & clinics
- 12Cash machines
- 4Bike rental
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 64 restaurants, 5 cafés, 32 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 51 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Wind & Friends attraction 250 m NE
Islands in view
- Grand Island 1.4 km SW
- Gran Irland 1.4 km SW
Lighthouses & piers
- P7 pier 980 m E
Marinas
- Puerto Alcudia 490 m W
- Botel Alcudiamar Club 840 m NE
Diving & boat hire
- Paco's Rent A Bike 330 m NW
- Buggy Mallorca 340 m NW
- Ciclisme Esportiu Bequi Alcúdia 550 m N
- Offshoremallorca 880 m E
- Sealine Mallorca 880 m E
- Wind Pirates Alcudia 930 m NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palma de Mallorca Airport Palma de Mallorca | PMI | 45.7 km | south-west |
| Menorca Airport Mahón (Maó) | MAH | 93.3 km | east |
| Ibiza Airport Ibiza (Eivissa) | IBZ | 185 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 12 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Sunwing (210 m), ferry terminal Ciudad Blanca (590 m) and 29 mapped car parks within 1 km.
5 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 44.7K residents); within 30 km there are 29 (about 167.9K).
Reference
Alcúdia Strand has an article on the CA Wikipedia: Platja d'Alcúdia.
Wikidata item Q11941947 · classified as white sand beach and urban beach.
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 21.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r2175690; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_31TEE_20231001_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ES532M0031083).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.