Spain / Valencia
Alicante Beach
Alicante Beach is a 794 m-long sandy beach facing east-south-east in Alicante (Valencia, Spain). The sea averages 26.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.1 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Alicante Beach
Beach-day index 7.7/10 · Spain median 6.7
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 14.7 °C | 14.1 °C | 14.5 °C | 15.9 °C | 18.4 °C | 21.8 °C | 24.9 °C | 26.2 °C | 24.8 °C | 22.0 °C | 18.9 °C | 16.3 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 15° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 43 | 30 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 46 |
| Cloud % | 54 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 54 |
| Wind m/s | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 20°/4° | 21°/3° | 23°/6° | 27°/8° | 28°/11° | 31°/15° | 33°/20° | 34°/19° | 32°/17° | 29°/11° | 25°/8° | 20°/6° |
| Beach index | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
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 June–September; July scores 9.7/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 24.9 °C and 5 mm of rain.
In July that is 1.2 points above the median of the 2,246 beaches in Spain covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 3.0 °C warmer than the Spain median for August (23.2 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.4 °C, warmer than 59% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (61 mm) and July the driest (5 mm); the yearly total is about 440 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 21:25 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-south-east (120°). Open water fills about 36% 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 241° to 301°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east-south-east about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 10 m deep and 23 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 47 m above sea level 500 m inland and 61 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 66% built-up land, 12% tree cover and 10% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 46% of that circle.
- Built 66%
- Tree 12%
- Bare 10%
- Grass 9%
- Shrub 3%
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 Del Postiguet Pm1” 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.
Facilities within 1 km
- 652Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 16Public toilets
- –Showers
- 14Drinking water
- 20Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 97Hotels & guesthouses
- 61Grocery shops
- 7Water-sports spots
- 3Marinas & slipways
- 128Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 19Pharmacies & clinics
- 9Cash machines
- 5Bike rental
- 8Viewpoints
- 4Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 446 restaurants, 59 cafés, 138 bars and 9 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 97 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
Viewpoints
- Mirador del castillo 360 m NW
- Mirador de l'Estació de la Marina 470 m NE
Attractions & museums
- Museo Arte Contemporaneo museum 290 m W
- MUBAG museum 300 m W
- Castillo Santa Bárbara museum 340 m N
- Museo de Aguas de Alicante museum 350 m W
- Museu de Betlems museum 470 m W
- Museu de les Fogueres museum 700 m W
Historic sites
- Castello De Barbera monument 350 m NW
- Castillo de Santa Bárbara, Alicante castle 470 m SW
- Saint Ferdinand Castle, Alicante castle 740 m NW
- Volvo Ocean Race - Puerto de Alicante monument 820 m SW
Nature
- el Benacantil peak 380 m NW
Lighthouses & piers
- F pier 650 m SW
- E pier 670 m SW
- D pier 680 m SW
- C pier 700 m SW
- B pier 720 m SW
- A pier 750 m SW
Marinas
- Puerto de alicante 600 m SW
- KAT Marina Alicante 760 m SW
- Marina Esportiva del Port d'Alacant 860 m SW
Diving & boat hire
- Blue Bike 350 m W
- Alicante By Bike and Rentals Tours 590 m W
- Bike Rent 720 m W
- Kaizen Yacht 730 m SW
- Sur la mer 840 m SW
- Alijetset 910 m SW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport Alicante | ALC | 10.1 km | south-west |
| Region of Murcia International Airport Corvera | RMU | 82.9 km | south-west |
| Valencia Airport Valencia | VLC | 127 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 128 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station MARQ-Castillo (660 m), rail station Mercado (770 m), ferry terminal Alicante-Isla de Tabarca (870 m) and 20 mapped car parks within 1 km.
5 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 455.4K residents); within 30 km there are 17 (about 853.1K).
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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 9.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r2150096; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_30SYH_20260325_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ES521M014868).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.