Apparent molal volumes of two local anesthetics, lidocaine HCl and procaine HCl, in water at (298.15, 303.15, and 310.15) K have been measured in the concentration range from (0.01 to 0.1) mol.kg(-1). The densities were obtained with a magnetic float densimeter. The concentration dependence of V-phi has been calculated using the Redlich and Meyer equation. The values of apparent molal volumes at infinite dilution, V-phi(0), the empirical constants B-V, and the partial molal expansibilities, E-phi(0), were calculated. The results are interpreted in terms of competitive effects between electrostriction and hydrophobic solvation.