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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The skyline across the water with the Chugach Mountains behind, Anchorage
AnchorageThe skyline across the water with the Chugach Mountains behind

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Anchorage by Frank K., CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Alicante or Anchorage?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Alicante for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Alicante’s own page.

Choose Anchorage for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Anchorage’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Alicante 82, Anchorage 8: Alicante leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Anchorage 40: Alicante leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Anchorage 35: Alicante leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Anchorage 30: Alicante leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Anchorage 93: Anchorage leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Anchorage 33: Alicante leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Anchorage 55: Alicante leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Anchorage 22: Alicante leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Anchorage 28: Alicante leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Anchorage 28: Alicante leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Anchorage 34: Alicante leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Anchorage 32: Alicante leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Anchorage.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Alicante
Best match
59match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Anchorage
37match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Anchorage in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AlicanteAnchorage

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Anchorage: 1991-2020 normals, Anchorage Air Force Base (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteAnchorage
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-9, UTC-8 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation3 m31 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)7 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteAnchorage
City population366,221291,247
People per km²1,81958
Museums within 10 km85
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.