Today's weather for Benidorm, Spain29th Aug 2008 23:00
Last Updated : 29th Aug 2008 23:00 GMT 30th Aug 2008 01:00 CEST
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Holiday Reviews for Benidorm
The weather was fantastic, we went the back end of August 07 and it was red hot! great clear blue skies, apart from one day it was drizzling, and was - Read More Review by : Victoria - Friday 22nd August 2008
This evening's weather forecast for
Benidorm, Spain
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22°c (71°f) | SSE 6 mph (10 kph) |
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Benidorm is in the time zone (CEST) which has a difference of +2 hours to GMT.
Local Time30 Aug 2008 01:47
GMT29 Aug 2008 23:47
UK Time30 Aug 2008 00:47
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Sunrise 07:30hrs
Sunset 20:34hrs
Moonrise 06:56hrs
Moonset 20:19hrs
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Weather Overview for Benidorm
Benidorm’s great climate has helped to make it one of
Average annual temperature is just under 20 ºC, peaking at an average of 27 ºC in August and a low of 11 ºC in January.
Summers can get very hot indeed, with daytime temperatures sometimes soaring to 40 ºC in July and August. Thankfully, a cooling sea breeze can often be felt and humidity is low. Rainfall is very low in summer. Good care should be taken with the searing mid day sun.
Winters are mild in Benidorm and often sunny too, with an average of six hours per day of sunshine in the winter months. Temperatures can vary though, sometimes hitting 20 ºC in the middle of the day. Nighttime temperatures will often be in single figures though rarely, if ever, get close to zero.
Yearly rainfall is still low on average, with summer generally getting the least and autumn the most. October is the wettest month.
Benidorm’s favourable climate is helped by the hills that surround it. These help protect it from harsher winter weather and winds.
The ‘Gota Fria’ is well known to locals - it translates as ‘cold drop’ and often brings extremely heavy rains. The phenomenon is caused when warm, moisture laden air off the sea meets cooler air. The mountains behind Benidorm form a block where huge clouds form – sometimes as much as 10km in height. Heavy, localized thunder storms can unload over 10inches of rain in just a couple of hours. Towns can be hit by bursting rivers as well as towering waves and high tides. The storms can last anything from a couple of hours to four days.
Although Gota Fria usually only occurs a couple of times a year, its severity has made it notorious in the region.
Warm sea temperatures around Benidorm make swimming possible
for much of the year. The sea reaches a very pleasant 25 ºC in mid summer and
drops to 14 ºC in winter.
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