What is Denia?
[[Image:Denia desde el Montgó.jpg|thumb|250px|View of Dénia from the [[Montgó]] out to sea]] [[Image:Bandera de Dénia.svg|thumb|250px|Flag]] [[Image:Escut de Dénia.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Dénia''' ({{IPA-ca|ˈdenia|langva}}; {{lang-es|Denia}} {{IPA-es|ˈdenja|}}), is a historical coastal city in the [[province of Alicante]], [[Spain]]. It is on the [[Costa Blanca]] halfway between [[Alicante]] and [[Valencia]]. It is the capital and judicial seat of the [[Comarques of the Valencian Community|''comarca'']] of [[Marina Alta]]. {{As of|2014}}, 41,672 people live there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.es/nomen2/index.do?accion=busquedaDesdeHome&nombrePoblacion=D%E9nia&x=8&y=11 |title=Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) |website=Ine.es |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref> ==Climate== Dénia has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csa''), with mild and short winters and hot and long summers. The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is {{convert|12.3|C|F}}, while the average temperature of the hottest month (August) is {{convert|26.8|C|F}}. The city enjoys around 3,000 sunshine hours per year. The highest temperature ever recorded in Denia was 42°C (108°F) and the lowest was -4°C (24°F) on 5 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.tutiempo.net/climate/ws-83650.html|title=Climate DENIA-IN-VALENCIA - Climate data (83650)|first=Tutiempo Network|last=S.L|website=www.tutiempo.net}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = Dénia, Spain |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 26 |Feb record high C = 29 |Mar record high C = 31 |Apr record high C = 35 |May record high C = 41 |Jun record high C = 39 |Jul record high C = 41 |Aug record high C = 42 |Sep record high C = 39 |Oct record high C = 36 |Nov record high C = 31 |Dec record high C = 26 |year record high C = |Jan high C = 17.2 |Feb high C = 18.0 |Mar high C = 19.5 |Apr high C = 21.6 |May high C = 24.6 |Jun high C = 27.9 |Jul high C = 31.2 |Aug high C = 31.6 |Sep high C = 28