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This page gives all the details about the best time to climb in the Costa Blanca. It
covers the area's weather patterns as well as a few facts about bird restriction that
exist on certain crags at certain times of the year.
Weather
Typical Annual Weather Pattern:
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Temp |
Rain |
Sun |
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Deg C |
Deg F |
mm |
hours |
| January |
12 |
54 |
25 |
5 |
| February |
13 |
55 |
25 |
6 |
| March |
14 |
57 |
25 |
6 |
| April |
15 |
59 |
25 |
7 |
| May |
17 |
63 |
25 |
8 |
| June |
22 |
72 |
20 |
9 |
| July |
25 |
77 |
10 |
10 |
| August |
25 |
77 |
25 |
9 |
| September |
24 |
75 |
50 |
7 |
| October |
20 |
68 |
65 |
6 |
| November |
19 |
66 |
35 |
5 |
| December |
14 |
57 |
25 |
5 |
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Somewhere behind the Puig Campana
Winter 2004/5 (Don't
worry, this is extremely rare!) |
Current Forecasts
For the latest weather forecast for the area check out the following sites:
Weather.co.uk - A 10 day forecast including today.
Oratgenet.com - A local Spanish weather
site.
Web Cams
Check out the current weather on the web cams at: http://webcam.comunitatvalenciana.com/.
Just click on any of the names on the map to see local web cams.
Tips
 | I have climbed in May when it was a nice temperature to be there but not too hot to
climb. The sea was too cold to swim in. |
| I have also climbed in October when there were similar temperatures but October is
Spain's wettest month. Being Spain the rain doesn't spread itself evenly over the whole
month but concentrates itself into a semi-monsoon called the Gota Fria. It really is best
not to be caught in this as it brings very high winds, hail stones and torrential rain.
Don't let me put you off from climbing in this month, I had a week this year and managed
to climb every day. Most of the time it was a little cloudy but the rain held off. Only
once, at Sella, did we actually get caught by hail. The sea was beautiful to swim in. |
| I have had a recommendation for climbing in November/December. The weather is still fine
(although take some extra clothes if you are planning to climb Puig de Campana as it does
get cold at that extra height) and there are some amazing bargains to be had. How does
£96/person for flight and apartment sound? |
| Forget June to September. For a start it is just too hot and secondly you'll get caught
by the school holidays when all the prices take a leap. If you have to go at this time of
year there are some crags out of the sun. Try Toix West
or Forada North for a
start.
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Bird Restrictions
A couple of crags have bird restrictions on them during the Spring or Summer
months:
| Gandia - The whole crag in theory has a ban on climbing from
February to May. However, in my experience and as mentioned in RockFax, everyone still
seems to climb, even the locals. |
| Penon D'Ifach - Part of the North Face carries a bird ban from
May to September. Note: the rest of the North Face carries a ban all year round as it is
directly above the tourist path to the top of the mountain. This leaves the magnificent
South face free all year round. |
| Cabreras - Sector Cumbre carries a ban from February to the end of May. Chris Craggs
doesn't mention this ban at all so I'm not sure how strict it is. |
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