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N/A Humidity = N/A% Pressure (low) = 73 Wind Direction = N/A23° C

Clear Humidity = 64% Pressure (low) = 73 Wind Direction = SSE at 5mph23° C

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SSE at 10mph32° C

Mostly Sunny Wind Dir
SSE at 9mph33° C

Sunny Wind Dir
SSE at 6mph32° C

Mostly Sunny Wind Dir
ENE at 7mph32° C

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Alicante is a great place to visit, i had a really great time here, sun was out and the beeches were great. Deffinitely going back.

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Climate

Alicante enjoys Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures throughout the year and little rain, concentrated in equinoctial periods. The temperature on average is between 16.8° and 6.2° in January and between 30.6° and 20.4° in August, with the average annual temperature of 17.8°. Daily oscillations in temperature are very small due to maritime influence, although occasional episodes of wind from the west could result in temperature range in excess of 15°. Annual oscillations in temperature are small as well, i.e. winters are mild and summers are warm. The rainfall is 336 mm per year. September and October are the rainiest months due to torrential rains caused by the cold drop, which can reach over 200 mm in 24 hours causing severe flooding. Because of this irregularity, on average only 37 rainy days per a year are observed, while the total number of sunshine hours reaches 2,864 per year.

Location

Coordinates : 38°20'43?N 000°28'59?W? / ?38.34528°N 0.48306°W
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)

Transport

The city has regular ferry services to the Balearic Islands and Algeria, and an international airport is nearby, served by Iberia and other airlines. The city is strongly fortified, with a spacious harbour. Alicante Airport outranks its Valencian counterpart, being among the busiest airports in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Málaga and keeps expanding. It is connected with Madrid and Barcelona by frequent Iberia and Spanair flights, with many Western European cities through carriers such as Jet2.com, Monarch Airlines, Globespan, Ryanair and Air Berlin and has also flights to Algiers and Russia. In addition, Alicante's only link to South America, specifically Bogotá, is provided by Avianca. Alicante railway station is used by cercanías linking Alicante with suburban and Murcia. Long-range RENFE trains run frequently to Madrid and Barcelona. Alicante Tram connects the city with outlying settlements along Costa Blanca. As of 2008, it runs up to Benidorm with further extension to Denia under construction.

General information

Native name

Alacant (Valencian)

Name (Spain

Alicante

Founded

324BC

Postal code

03000 - 03016

Area code

+34 (Spain) + 96 (Alicante)

Website

http://www.alicante.es

Sport

Amongst the most notable features of the city are its main castle, the Castle of Santa Bárbara, which sits high above the city, and its port, which has become the subject of bitter controversy in the city as residents battle to keep it from being changed into an industrial estate (see History of Alicante). There are a number of notable museums in Alicante. Archaeological Museum of Alicante shed light on history of the region, presenting artifacts from 100,000 years ago up until 19th century. The archaeological museum won the European Museum of the Year award in 2004. On exhibition in Gravina Museum of Fine Arts there are painting and sculptures of Alicante from 16th century to 19th century. The Asegurada Museum of Contemporary Art is currently closed for renovation. The most important festival, the Bonfires of Saint John, takes place during the summer solstice. This is followed a week later by seven nights of firework and pyrotechnic contests between companies on the urban beach Playa del Postiguet. Another well-known festival is Moros y Cristianos in Altozano or San Blas district. Overall, the city boasts a year-round nightlife, helped by tourists, fun-loving residents, and a large student population of the University of Alicante. The nightlife social scene tends to shift to nearby Playa de San Juan (St. John's Beach) during the summer months. Every summer in Alicante, a two-month-long programme of music, theatre and dance is staged in the Paseo del Puerto.[5] Two Alicante football teams, Hércules CF and Alicante CF currently compete in the Spanish Segunda División. They both host their home games at Estadio José Rico Pérez.

** All information about Alicante retrieved from wikipedia for your use and interest.