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Villajoyosa

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Villajoyosa coordinate map

Villajoyosa at a glance

Local time   · Europe/Madrid
Today
Overcast30° / 27°
Travel basics
Tap water
Safe to drink
Electricity
230V/50Hz · Type C / F
Drives on
Right
Currency
EUR
Language
Spanish
US passport
Visa-free

Entry rules change. Verify current requirements before booking.

City context
Population
37K
Climate
BSh
SpainDetails and sources →

Saved on my Villajoyosa list

4 places · 4 visited

Open list →
  • ◐Restaurante Argentino ILPI
  • ◐T-Class
  • ◐Teclas Bar Cafeteria
  • △Font del Molí

See these as a focused list: Things to do in Villajoyosa →

Why visit

Visit Villajoyosa for a Costa Blanca town that feels more specific than the resort strip around it. The seafront color, local food stops, chocolate history, and nearby water make it a good counterweight to Benidorm. It works well by tram from Alicante or as a quieter coastal base for a short stay.

When to avoid

Do not visit Villajoyosa expecting a hidden, empty coast. It is easier than Benidorm, not untouched. Heat, parking, and beach timing still matter. Keep the plan close to the water and do not overload it with inland errands.

Plan Villajoyosa

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Villajoyosa

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today
Overcast
30° / 27°
UV High
Wed
Partly cloudy
30° / 26°
UV High
Thu
Overcast
29° / 26°
UV High
Fri
Overcast
30° / 26°
UV High
Sat
Overcast
31° / 26°
UV High
Sun
Partly cloudy
34° / 25°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
33° / 24°
UV High

Climate

Cool and wet season (Sep-Jan)

About 58% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 19°C, lows around 15°C.

Warmer dry season (May-Aug)

Typical highs around 25°C, lows around 21°C. About 17mm of rain a month.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

JFMAMJJASOND
Weather
28° / 24°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.7h
07:14 – 20:57local
Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest ALC · 38 km

Getting around Villajoyosa

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators
Renfe↗ (opens in a new tab)FlixBus-euBlaBlaCar Bus↗ (opens in a new tab)FlixBus-deRenfe Cercanias↗ (opens in a new tab)ALSA↗ (opens in a new tab)Les Marines - Alacant

About Villajoyosa

Villajoyosa or la Vila Joiosa, both meaning "The Joyful Town", is a coastal town and municipality in the south of the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It is the historic and administrative capital of Marina Baixa region, and is located in the province of Alicante. The town is known locally simply as la Vila.

Spain basics →Country context, advisories, and entry links for the practicalities shown above.
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The links below support the changing or licensed reference material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually.

  1. City background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Structured fields are cross-checked against the related references. Related: Wikidata, IANA Time Zone Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  2. Weather and climate. Seven-day forecast and long-term monthly climate for the city coordinates.
JFMAMJJASOND30°7°
highlowrainfallcomfortable months

Monthly highs, lows, rainfall — long-term averages, NASA POWER.

Tram Alicante↗
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Bilmanbus,S.L.
RENFE OPERADORA↗ (opens in a new tab)
La Marina Baixa

Operators and modes are aggregated from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications come from each feed’s route type codes.

Related: NASA POWER, Open-Meteo license.
  • Getting around. Transit operators from agency GTFS feeds and nearby commercial-airport reference data. Related: OurAirports.
  • Public holidays. Upcoming public-holiday dates used in the annual planning scrubber.
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