Best time to visit Valencia

March is the best month in Valencia, scoring 89 out of 100, with August the weakest at 48. The 41-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 8 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

July is the warmest month at 35.6 °C and January the coolest at 16.6 °C — a 19 °C spread across the year. Around 111 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in July and the months either side.

There is a real wet season here. April, September and October carry the rain — up to 8 wet days in a month — while July drops as low as 2. That 6-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Valencia, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea is comfortable for swimming in June to October — 26.4 °C at its warmest against 13.6 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 9.4 hours in winter to 14.9 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are March, May, November. The one to think twice about is August. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Valencia month by month