THE price of a family holiday increases by up to £96 for every additional degree of heat in Spain, a study has found. Researchers have calculated how much the price of different holiday destinations rise as the weather warms up in peak season to help families keep costs down. The price of flights from London and accommodation in Benidorm , Spain , for two adults and two teenagers for a week-long trip in May when the temperature is 22 degrees will set you back £803 per family.
But this rises to £1,570 in August when the mercury hits 30 degrees - £96 for each extra degree. Families who opt to travel outside of a peak weather window could be saving £235 for each degree lower in temperature, on average across seven popular destinations, and put it towards other aspects of the trip, such as activities with the kids, meals out or shopping. A week-long holiday for a family of four in Florida tallies up to £2,100 in May when the thermometer typically reads 29 degrees.
But this nearly doubles to £4,043 in August when average temperatures are just two degrees higher at 31 – an additional £972 per degree. The research was commissioned by the Post Office , which also found trips to Cyprus set a family of four back £737 for a milder 24 degrees in May. And ramps up to £1,272, or £89 per degree, for a week in 30-degree heat in July.
Greece is among the more reasonable options, with a family paying around £1,793 for 28 degrees in August, but costs just £1,285 in May at 23 degr.
