Benidorm in May
Around 19.5 °C by day, sea 19.1 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 4 of 5.
May in Benidorm is 19.5 °C by day and 19.1 °C in the sea. Eighteen degrees is the line at which people go in: May is where the swimming season starts here.
May is when the crowd changes. The winterers Benidorm runs for from November to March leave, the summer ones have not arrived, and load rises from 3 to 4 out of 5. For anyone weighing up living here, May shows what neither winter nor August does: the town works the same whoever is in it. Winter liveability 4 out of 5, living without a car 4 out of 5, and a rail link to Alicante — the tram line runs along the shore. The square metre is €3,079 on the ministry's appraisal — above Alicante's €2,251 on the same basis.
Towns nearby in May
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benidorm | 19.5 | 19.1 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3 079 |
| Torrevieja | 19.5 | 19.1 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2 169 |
| Alicante | 19.5 | 19.2 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2 251 |
| Santa Pola | 19.5 | 19.1 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2 486 |
| Dénia | 19.5 | 18.7 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2 826 |
| El Campello | 19.5 | 19.2 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2 906 |
| Calpe / Calp | 19.5 | 18.9 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3 004 |
| Orihuela Costa | 19.5 | 19.1 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3 348 |
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 40 rainy days a year, 67% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.