Alicante (Costa Blanca) weather in November
November in Alicante: nice, a little rain, with clean air — a great time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#10 of 12 months in Alicante · #650 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 74/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 22°C
- Nights
- 12°C
- Wet days
- 6
- Sun
- 8.4 h
- Humidity
- 70%
- Daylight
- 10 h

Traveller notes on Alicante in November
Notes from nearby Valencia (126 km away)
Alicante doesn't have its own notes for November yet — these are about Valencia, close enough to share the season.
Valencia forum regulars call early November generally good odds: you'd be very unlucky to get a wet week, with some visitors catching “a week of fine weather with temperatures in the 20s,” though others hit “dull days and heavy rain showers” with highs cooling to around 17°C — genuine year-to-year variation rather than one reliable read. Mid-November readings run “typically pleasant at around 18°C,” but the day-night swing can hit “10 degrees,” enough that clothes and bedding can feel slightly damp by morning. The month is genuinely quiet — no major festivals or events competing for attention. Our record: 19.8°C days, 12.3°C nights, 4.6 rain days and a 15.6°C sea — mild and mostly dry, backing the “good odds, real variation” read over the wetter outlier reports.
Other months in Alicante
Regulars are consistent this stays genuinely warm enough for the beach, water still comfortably swimmable, though the risk of rain climbs as the month goes on, arriving as occasional big downpours rather than a steady drizzle. Our row backs that warm, still-mild read, 26C reading as a hot 27C, over 16.1C nights, with 53.7mm of rain across 6.6 days and humidity at 74 percent. Regulars are specific evenings cool down enough to need a jacket or cardigan even on an otherwise warm day, a real contrast to the daytime highs still in the mid-20s Celsius. This remains a genuinely good month overall for a beach trip, long sunny spells the norm between any rain event. The sea sits at a warm 23.6C. The record: 9.4 hours of sun, a 12.8 kph wind and AQI 38.
Regulars describe May here as capable of rain that passes quickly before the sun returns, with late May specifically singled out as long, warm and largely dry - the better half of a month that starts more mixed. Our row sits closer to the cautious early-month read, 25.2C over 15.7C with 48mm of rain across 6.5 days, though by late May regulars report low-twenties air and a sea warm enough to swim in, our column reading 20.8C. Pools, they note, run a few degrees cooler than the sea itself at this point in the year, worth knowing before assuming a hotel pool will be the warmer option. The record: humidity 67 percent, 12.6 hours of sun, a 14.9 kph wind and AQI 44.
Alicante-forum threads on September weather describe early in the month as not quite as fierce as peak summer but still genuinely hot, sea temperatures staying warm and inviting throughout. A thunderstorm or two becomes more likely as the month progresses, most posters describing them as quick and isolated rather than settling in for a stretch, with plenty of sunshine still filling the days around them. By mid-September regulars call conditions close to perfect, warm days, warm water, and enough of a break from August's intensity to make sightseeing genuinely comfortable again. Rain, when it shows up, is consistently described as brief, rarely lasting more than a couple of hours even on an unlucky day. Evenings stay mild enough that shorts and a t-shirt remain entirely reasonable well after dark. The record: 29.2C days feeling like a punishing 32C, 20.1C nights, 69mm across 8.4 days, a 27.1C sea, 74 percent humidity and 10.7 hours of sun.
August on the Costa Blanca is hot, muggy and busier than July, and regulars describe any wind at all as welcome relief. Their range of about 22C to 31C sits just under our row's 23C and 32.2C, which reads as 35C once the humidity is in. The sun is almost always out - our row gives 4.3 precipitation days - and the compensation is the water, which they call lovely and warm for swimming and our row puts at 29.3C, among the warmest seas in this whole round. Two small local notes: mosquitoes come out in the evening, and air conditioning is worth checking before you book. The record: 20.9mm of rain, humidity 68 percent and 12.2 hours of sun.
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Alicante climate normals — November
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Alicante in November
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyNavidad Gigante and the giant Belen, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Alicante's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherAlicante's weather peaks June–August.
November coincides with Gota fria storms.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Alicante in November
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Hazard
Gota fria storms
1 Sep – 15 Nov · usuallyFlood seasonAutumn on this coast delivers its rain in a day or two rather than in showers, and the ramblas that are dry all year are the reason those days close roads. Watch the AEMET warnings rather than the forecast icon. Source ↗
- Festival
Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen
22 Nov – 7 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedThe city's Christmas programme centres on a monumental nativity scene in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, listed by Guinness, with the square closed to traffic, a fairground and lit streets until Epiphany. It opens in late November. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Alicante — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Alicante?
Alicante in November — FAQ
- Is November a good time to visit Alicante?
- November in Alicante: nice, a little rain, with clean air — a great time to visit. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Alicante on SeasonMap's comfort score (74/100).
- What is the weather like in Alicante in November?
- In November, Alicante averages a daily high of 21.5°C and a low of 11.7°C, with about 31.9 mm of rain over roughly 6.4 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Alicante in November?
- Alicante has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 36 in November.
Within 300 km: Benidorm's Fiestas Mayores Patronales around 8–20 Nov, and Sierra Nevada's Ski season around 25 Nov – 30 Apr.