Denia
Dénia (Valencian: [ˈdenia]; Spanish: Denia [ˈdenja]), is a historical coastal city in the province of Alicante, Spain. It is on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia. It is the capital and judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta. As of 2014, 41,672 people live there.[1]
View of Dénia from the Montgó out to sea
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coat of arms
Climate
Dénia has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with mild and short winters and hot and long summers. The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F), while the average temperature of the hottest month (August) is 26.8 °C (80.2 °F). The city enjoys around 3,000 sunshine hours per year.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Denia was 42°C (108°F) and the lowest was -4°C (24°F) on 5 December 2017.[2]
| Climate data for Dénia, Spain | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
35 (95) |
41 (106) |
39 (102) |
41 (106) |
42 (108) |
39 (102) |
36 (97) |
31 (88) |
26 (79) |
42 (108) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−4 (25) |
0 (32) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
2 (36) |
−1 (30) |
−4 (25) |
−4 (25) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
46 (1.8) |
58 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
35 (1.4) |
24 (0.9) |
7 (0.3) |
18 (0.7) |
66 (2.6) |
87 (3.4) |
73 (2.9) |
51 (2.0) |
555 (21.9) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185 | 191 | 228 | 249 | 294 | 322 | 353 | 318 | 266 | 225 | 192 | 178 | 3,001 |
| Source 1: [3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". Ine.es. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- S.L, Tutiempo Network. "Climate DENIA-IN-VALENCIA - Climate data (83650)". www.tutiempo.net.
- "Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- "Weather Averages for Denia, Spain". Holiday-weather.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- "Climate History for Denia | Holiday | Spain". Myweather2.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
Other websites
Media related to Dénia at Wikimedia Commons
Denia travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website
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