Valencia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · coastal city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Valencia is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with May and April close behind. Valencia averages about 2,894 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,894
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 395 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 824k
- Elevation
- 59 m
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When is the best time to visit Valencia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Valencia is June, then May and April. The dullest month is January (53/100, 30 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Valencia?
Valencia gets a lot of sun: around 2,894 hours a year. June (92/100) is noticeably better than January (53). It ranks #21 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 395 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 30 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 61 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 25 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 40 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 88 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 42 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 38 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 21 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 66 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 9 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 18 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 49 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 44 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 80 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 46 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 33 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Valencia by month
The sea off Valencia is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in January at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Castellón de la Plana Spain · 93 km · best in Jul · 2,816 h sun/yr
- Alicante Spain · 134 km · best in Jun · 2,939 h sun/yr
- Ibiza (Eivissa) Spain · 174 km · best in Jul · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Murcia Spain · 196 km · best in Jun · 3,093 h sun/yr
- Reus Spain · 231 km · best in Jun · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Zaragoza Spain · 247 km · best in Sep · 2,847 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Valencia compares month by month: Valencia vs Madrid · Valencia vs Castellón de la Plana · Valencia vs Murcia · Valencia vs Alicante · all comparisons
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