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Calp

Calp is a coastal town in Comunitat Valenciana. Good March to June and October.

Calp
Peñón de Ifach, Calpe, España, 2014-07-01, DD 14 · Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
5
good months a year
23°
day air in the good months
19°est.
sea in the good months
9
hours of sun a day in the good months

Where it is

Map of Spain with Calp marked in Comunitat Valenciana.

Open in OpenStreetMap

Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Simplified outline.

Good months

Good months: March, April, May, June and October

The quiz weighs warmth, sun, sea and crowds your way.

Facts for March

March: 19° days, sea 15° (est.), 7.6 hours of sun.

Month by month

Month by month figures
MonthAir °CSea °CEST.Sun hVerdict
Jan16156Think twice16° by day
Feb17157Think twice17° by day
Mar19158Go in19° by day
Apr21169Go inmild: 21°
May241910Go inmild: 24°
Jun282211Go insea 22°
Jul312611Finesea 26°
Aug312710Think twicesea 27°
Sep28269Finesea 26°
Oct25237Go insea 23°
Nov20196Finemild: 20°
Dec17176Think twice17° by day

Verdict from our neutral month score, the same for everyone. Never changed by partners.

Sources: AEMET 1991-2020 monthly averages; NOAA OISST sea-temperature averages 2019-2024 (estimate, about 25 km grid); estimate from visitor numbers (INE).

Go if

  • You can go in March to June and October: days of 19–28°, sea 15–23° (est.).
  • You want beaches close by: 46 mapped within 15 km, the nearest about 800 m from the centre.
  • You like walking: 24 routes within 25 km, 5 of them easy.

Think twice if

  • You are going at any time of year: there are no hotel figures for this place.
  • You want to swim in March or April: sea 15–16° (est.).
  • You need to be close to the airport: Alicante is 86 km away.

Climate: AEMET 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST 2019–24, estimate. Beaches: OpenStreetMap. Walking routes: PikaPoko.

Known for

  • Penon de Ifach, a huge rock landmark and natural park beside the sea
  • Beaches either side of the rock

Things to do

  • Climb the Penon de Ifach path
  • Walk the old fishing quarter

Places: Wikipedia.

Eat and do

The centre has 53 restaurants within about 400 m. To see: Moros y Cristianos, Mundo Marino and Torreó de la Peça.

Places to eat

Show the area on a map
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, fetched 2026-11-08

Local food first: tapas, seafood and regional dishes, picked from the travel guide and from restaurants mapped with a local cuisine tag.

Not a ranking. Places come from the Wikivoyage guide and OpenStreetMap cuisine tags, near the centre. Check opening hours before you go.

Sights and things to do

Landmarks and places to visit, each with the opening lines of its encyclopedia article.

  • Filà_Marraqueix · Adolfo A. G. Galache, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    DoMoros y CristianosMoros y Cristianos or Moros i Cristians, literally in English Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community.Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, fetched 2026-11-08
  • DoMundo MarinoMundo Marino is the largest aquarium in Argentina. It is located in San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina.Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, fetched 2026-11-08
  • SeeTorreó de la PeçaThe only remaining portion of the medieval fortress once located here, this includes a preserved tower, section of two walls, and a gate.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
  • SeeLa Església AntiguaThe only Gothic-Mudéjar church remaining in the Valencian Autonomous Region, this was built in the 15th century into the side of the old city walls, and is now directly attached to the very modern parish church from the 20th century.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
  • SeeMuseu de Història i ArqueologiaThis former residence now displays a range of artifacts from the region, which date from the Bronze Age to the medieval period.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
  • SeeMuseu del ColleccionismeThis is a venue for temporary exhibits, located in the walls of a former fortress.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08

Sights named in the Wikivoyage guide, ordered by English Wikipedia article views over 12 months. This is attention, not quality.

Getting there

Fly to Alicante (ALC), 86 km away: about 3 h 15 from Copenhagen, 3 h 30 from Gothenburg, 3 h 45 from Oslo, 4 h from Stockholm and 4 h 30 from Helsinki.

Routes that ran last year (Eurostat), not a timetable. Flight times are estimates. Flights: Eurostat 2024.

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Hiking routes in Spain: Pikapoko