Weather in Alicante in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Alicante;
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Alicante
Average weather
Average temperature in Alicante in January
The temperature in January is +17°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +23°C during the day and a minimum of +4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +16°C.
Is Alicante warm or cold in January?
Alicante is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Alicante, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Alicante in January
Water in Alicante in January is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +16°C, with an average of +15°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +15°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Alicante in January?
Climate in Alicante in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | 0°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 23 mm | 33 mm | 21 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +15°C | +14°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 64% | 64% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +15°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 23 mm to 33 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 66% to 64%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 16 to 17.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Alicante is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Alicante?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Alicante in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+20°C) and the highest in 2022 (+24°C). The driest year was 1995 with only 126 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 672 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Alicante
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alicante, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.