Xàbia/Jávea

Xàbia/Jávea is a coastal town in Comunitat Valenciana. Good March to June and October to November.

6: good months a year
23°: day air in the good months
19°est.: sea in the good months

Where it is

Map of Spain with Xàbia/Jávea marked in Comunitat Valenciana.

Open in OpenStreetMap

Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Simplified outline.

Good months

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

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

Facts for March

March: 20° days, sea 14° (est.).

Month by month

Month by month figures
Month	Air °C	Sea °CEST.	Verdict
Jan	17	15	Think twice17° by day
Feb	17	14	Think twice17° by day
Mar	20	14	Go inmild: 20°
Apr	21	16	Go inmild: 21°
May	25	19	Go inmild: 25°
Jun	28	22	Go insea 22°
Jul	31	26	Think twicesea 26°
Aug	32	27	Think twicesea 27°
Sep	29	26	Finesea 26°
Oct	25	23	Go insea 23°
Nov	20	19	Go inmild: 20°
Dec	17	16	Think 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 to November: days of 20–28°, sea 14–23° (est.).
You want beaches close by: 37 mapped within 15 km, the nearest about 1.6 km from the centre.

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 14–16° (est.).
You need to be close to the airport: Alicante is 109 km away.

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

Known for

Montgo massif and Cap de la Nau headland, a rugged coast with coves
Historic walled old town with a fortified church
Diving and snorkelling in marine reserve waters

Things to do

Walk the coves along the coast
Hike Montgo

Places: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage.

Eat and do

The centre has 17 restaurants within about 400 m. To see: Església de Sant Bartomeu, Museu Soler Blasco and Església de la Mare de Déu de Loreto.

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.

EatBar El ClavoA classic Spanish fisherman's bar.Find on mapSource: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
EatRestaurante La BohêmeOne of the better restaurants in this part of town.Find on mapSource: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
Eat · MediterraneanBonAmb RestaurantOperated by chef Alberto Ferruz, it was awarded a Michelin star in 2014, just two years after opening.Find on mapSource: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
Eat · MediterraneanRestaurante MasenaMediterranean restaurant.Find on mapSource: OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, fetched 2026-11-08

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.

SeeEsglésia de Sant BartomeuThe fortified Valencian-Gothic church was built between the 14th and early 16th centuries, and has a single nave with chapels between the buttresses.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
SeeMuseu Soler BlascoAn ethnographic and archaeological museum dedicated to finds from the local area, housed in a 16th-century building.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
SeeEsglésia de la Mare de Déu de LoretoAlso known as 'the fisherman's church', this radically avant-garde church was completed in 1967.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
SeeMolins de la PlanaEleven windmills for grinding wheat, one of which dates from the 14th century and ten of which were built in the 18th century.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
SeeSéquia de la NòriaA Roman-era canal dug out of the sandstone bedrock, used to channel seawater to an inland area used for salt ponds.Source: Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0, fetched 2026-11-08
SeeCreu del PortitxolThe crucifix is across the bay from the tiny Illa de Portitxol ('Portitxol Island'), and tops steep cliffs.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

No direct flights from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Oslo or Helsinki in last year's data. Alicante airport (ALC) is 109 km from the centre.

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

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