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Comunitat Valenciana · Alacant/Alicante

Weather in Alicante in January

January in Alicante is mild and dry: highs average 17.0°C (63°F), lows 6.3°C, with 23 mm of rain on 3.6 days with 1 mm or more and 5.8 hours of sun a day.

Average high17.0°C63°F
Average low6.3°C43°F
Rain23 mm3.6 days of 1 mm+
Sun5.8 ha day, 181 h in the month
Humidity67%0.4 frost days
Average temperature11.7°C12th warmest of 12 months

Alicante across the year

Average daily high and low Average rainfall

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Compared with December, the average high is 0.7°C lower and rainfall is 2 mm lower. Among the 60 places with month pages, Alicante ranks 7 for the warmest average high in January (1 = warmest) and 54 for the wettest.

January compared with places of similar warmth

PlaceAvg high °CAvg low °CRain mmSun h/day
Alicante17.06.3235.8
Almería16.98.3246.3
Málaga16.87.4695.8
Melilla16.79.9585.9
Murcia16.64.7276.1
Valencia16.47.1375.5
Huelva16.25.9715.3

See January in every place on one page, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville.

Questions

What is the weather like in Alicante in January?

In January the average daily high in Alicante is 17.0°C (63°F) and the average low 6.3°C (43°F). It is mild and dry: 23 mm of rain on 3.6 days with 1 mm or more, with 5.8 hours of sun a day.

Does it rain in Alicante in January?

On average 23 mm of rain falls in January, on 3.6 days with 1 mm or more. That makes January tied for 7th wettest month of the year (1 = wettest).

Is this a forecast?

No. These are climate normals: the average for 1981–2010. Any one year can be warmer, colder, drier or wetter.