Monthly Reviews

The average maximum temperature during July 2016 in Malaga was 29.7 Celsius (86F), and that was 0.2 Celsius (0.5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 22.5 Celsius (73F), and that was 0.7 Celsius (1F) above the normal July value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 38.6 Celsius (101F) on the 22nd. On the 12th a high of 35.8 Celsius (97F) occurred, with 33.5 Celsius (92F) recorded on the following day. There were 9 further days with maxima above 30 Celsius (86F) with 7 of these hotter days occurring during the last 10 days of the month. There were no cool days during July, but on 5 occasions the temperature failed to reach 27 Celsius (81F). The coolest day was the 16th with a high of 26.2 Celsius (79F), but the 18th was only 0.1 Celsius (0.2F) less cool.

There were no exceptionally warm nights during July but there were 13 nights when the temperature stayed above 23 Celsius (73F). Only 1 night had a low above 24 Celsius (75F) and that was the last night of the month when a minimum of 24.2 Celsius (76F) was measured. There were no particularly cool nights during July, and although there 9 nights with minima below 22 Celsius (72F), the 16th/17th, with a low of 20 Celsius (68F), was the only night when the temperature dipped below 21 Celsius (70F).

The sea temperature was around 22 or 23 Celsius (72-73F) early in the month, rising to 24 or 25 Celsius (75-77F) around mid month. Unusually, the sea then stayed consistently warm for the remainder of the month.

There was no measurable rain during July, but a very light shower occurred around dawn on the 7th, and thick cloud on the morning of the 14th produced a few spots of rain.

There were no reports of thunder in this part of west Malaga, but lightning was observed over the sea in the early hours of the 7th.

The wind pattern was fairly typical for a Summer month, with light northwesterly land breezes being replaced by gentle afternoon southeasterly sea breezes. However, there were several interesting wind ‘events’. On both the 19th and 20th dust devils, or mini-whirlwinds, developed as the sea breeze developed in the late mornings and moved over the weather station. Gusts of 26 and 29 knots (30-33 mph) were recorded respectively. On the 23rd, after a hot early part of the night with a temperature of 32 Celsius (90F) at midnight, the land breeze was replaced by a wind off the sea. The marked drop in temperature of 8 degrees Celsius (14F) was accompanied by a southeasterly gust of 32 knots (36 mph). The only other gust above 20 knots (23 mph) occurred with a northwesterly wind on the 13th.

There was no fog observed in west Malaga during July.

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	39.5	20.0	0.7	0.7	1
Granada Airport	42.0	15.6	0	0	0
Almeria	37.5	21.7	0	0	0
Seville	42.3	19.3	0	0	0
Cordoba	44.5	18.0	0	0	0
Jerez de la Frontera	40.4	16.7	0.2	0.2	1
Murcia	40.2	18.4	0	0	0

Climatology for July

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	44.2	10.0	2	22	<1
Granada Airport	42.7	6.4	4	24	<1
Almeria	41.2	12.0	1	9	<1
Seville	46.6	11.4	2	47	<1
Cordoba	46.6	11.0	3	23	1
Jerez de la Frontera	44.7	9.8	2	31	<1
Murcia	45.7	13.0	5	11	<1

The average maximum temperature during June 2016 in Malaga was 27.7 Celsius (82F), and that was 0.9 Celsius (2F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 19.2 Celsius (67F), and that was 0.1 Celsius (<1F) above the normal June value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 38.9 Celsius (102F) on the 13th. This was the highest June temperature at this site since records began in 2006, and appears to be the highest June temperature in the area since 1984. The following day, with a maximum temperature of 36.8 Celsius (98F), also exceeded the previous site record of 36.3 Celsius (97F) set in 2011. The 10th was also a very warm day with a high of 35.4 Celsius (96F). However, there was only 1 other day when the temperature reached 30 Celsius (86F), and that was the 4th when 30.2 Celsius (86F) was measured. There were no particularly cool days during June, although on 4 occasions maxima were below 25 Celsius (77F). Only 1 of these cooler days had a high below 24 Celsius (75F), and that was the 6th when 23.7 Celsius was recorded.

There were several fairly warm nights during June, these occurring around the middle of the month and during the last week. There was 1 exceptionally warm night and that was the 13th/14th when a minimum of 26.2 Celsius (79F) occurred. This was a new June record for this site. The second warmest night was the 14th/15th when a low of 22.2 Celsius (72F) was measured. There were 7 further nights when minima were above 20 Celsius (68F), with 5 of these warmer nights occurring right at the end of the month. There were no particularly cool nights, and although minimum temperatures were below 18 Celsius (64F) on 9 nights, there were only 2 nights when lows were under 17 Celsius (63F). The first night of the month had a minimum of 16.3 Celsius (61F), with the following night cooler at 15.9 Celsius (61F).

The sea temperature was around 17 Celsius (63F) at first, soon rising to 18 or 19 Celsius (64-66F), with a further rise to 21 or 22 Celsius late in the month.

There was no measurable rain during June, although showery rain around mid morning on the 28th was enough to dampen the ground.

There were no reports of thunder in this part of west Malaga.

The wind pattern was fairly typical for early Summer, with light northwesterly land breezes being replaced by gentle afternoon southeasterly sea breezes. However, on some days a brisk southwesterly wind developed during the afternoons leading to choppy seas and some lifted sand on the beach. On the 3 very warm or hot days the land breeze persisted through the afternoons and evenings with no relief from the heat before midnight. On the evening of the 13th, the temperature stayed above 30 Celsius (86F) until after midnight. On most days winds were mostly light or gentle, but on 4 days there were gusts above 20 knots (23 mph). The highest gust was in the very dry and blustery wind on the 14th when 23 knots (26 mph) was recorded.

There was no fog observed in west Malaga during June.

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	39.7	14.6	0.3	0.3	1
Granada Airport	40.4	9.4	0	0	0
Almeria	34.6	14.7	0	0	0
Seville	38.5	13.7	0	0	0
Cordoba	40.0	12.3	0	0	0
Jerez de la Frontera	38.2	11.4	0	0	0
Murcia	39.8	15.8	0	0	0

Climatology for June

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	41.0	9.8	12	73	2
Granada Airport	41.5	5.0	17	68	2
Almeria	38.8	12.6	10	63	1
Seville	45.2	8.4	13	55	2
Cordoba	45.0	7.0	17	43	2
Jerez de la Frontera	42.0	7.0	13	47	2
Murcia	42.5	8.0	20	64	2

The average maximum temperature during May 2016 in Malaga was 23.2 Celsius (74F), and that was 0.7 Celsius (1F) below normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 15.9 Celsius (61F), and that was 0.3 Celsius (<1F) below the normal May value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 30.4 Celsius (86F) on the 22nd, but the next highest was only 28.0 Celsius (82F) on the 25th Overall, there were 11 days when maxima exceeded 25 Celsius (77F), with the first of these warmer days occurring on the 15th. The first half of the month was generally very cool, and 7 out of the first 12 days in May had maximum temperatures below 20 Celsius (68F); this included 5 consecutive very cool days beginning on the 8th. The coolest day was the 8th when a high of 17.5 Celsius (63F) was recorded. The 10th was only 0.1 Celsius (0.2F) less cool.

There were no particularly warm nights during May, although on 4 nights the minimum temperature was above 18 Celsius (64F). The warmest night was the 27th/28th when a low of 18.6 Celsius (66F) was recorded, but the 22nd/23rd was only o.1 Celsius (0.2F) cooler. On most nights, minimum temperatures were between 15 and 18 Celsius (59-64F), but on 9 nights minima were below 15 Celsius (59F). All these cooler nights were before mid month and included 4 nights when the temperature fell below 13 Celsius (55F). There were 3 consecutive nights, beginning on the 10th/11th, when the temperature dipped below 13 Celsius (55F), but the lowest temperature occurred just before dawn on the 3rd when 12.0 Celsius (54F) was measured.

The sea temperature was around 18 Celsius (64F) at first, falling to 17 Celsius (63F) for a while during the second week before rising to 18 Celsius (64F) again after mid month. During the last week a further rise to 19 Celsius (66F) occurred, but during the last couple of days of May a lowering of sea temperatures to a chilly 16 or 17 Celsius (61-63F) was noticed.

There were 99.3 millimetres (3.9 ins.) of rain measured during May and that was over 7 times the monthly average. It was the wettest May since records began at this site in 2006 and was one of the wettest Mays ever recorded in the area. The wettest May at Malaga Airport was back in 1946 when 119 millimetres (4.7 ins.) of rain were recorded. Significant rain (0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.) or more) fell on 10 days and that was 7 days above average for the month. The first rain fell on the morning of the 5th, and although only 1 millimetre (0.04 ins.) of rain was measured, it was the first of 9 consecutive days when measurable rain fell. This was the most prolonged spell of ‘wet’ weather recorded in any month in records back to 2005. The 6th was the wettest day, and the 36.1 millimetres (1.4 ins.) that fell was a record high for May at this site. Although very little rain fell on the 7th, the following 5 days produced 11,21,12,8 and 9 millimetres (0.4, 0.8, 0.5, 0.3 and 0.4 ins.) respectively. Only 1 millimetre (0.04 ins.) of rain fell on the 13th and then the next fortnight was dry. The last rain of the month fell on the 28th when a weakening cold front was responsible for an afternoon shower that gave 0.5 millimetres (0.02 ins.).

There were no reports of thunder in this part of west Malaga.

It was a breezy first half of the month with winds frequently from between east and southeast. Later in May, the wind pattern was more typical, with northwesterly land breezes being replaced by afternoon southeasterly sea breezes. However, on some days a very brisk southwesterly wind developed during the afternoons leading to choppy seas and some lifted sand on the beach. There were 6 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph) with all bar 1 of these breezier days occurring before mid month. The highest gust was 28 knots (32 mph) on the 8th, although the position of the wind vane is not ideal when winds blow from a southwesterly direction.

There was no fog observed in west Malaga during May.

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	31.3	10.9	101	31	10
Granada Airport	32.0	5.6	41	10	9
Almeria	29.9	10.6	10	6	4
Seville	32.3	11.0	140	41	11
Cordoba	33.7	6.3	106	31	10
Jerez de la Frontera	31.1	10.6	132	50	10
Murcia	34.5	8.6	12	6	4

Climatology for May

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	35.0	5.0	25	44	3
Granada Airport	38.4	-0.2	28	57	4
Almeria	34.8	8.4	14	44	2
Seville	39.1	3.8	34	45	4
Cordoba	40.1	2.4	34	44	5
Jerez de la Frontera	38.2	5.0	37	74	4
Murcia	38.5	5.0	32	35	4

 

The average maximum temperature during April 2016 in Malaga was 21.1 Celsius (70F), and that was 0.1 Celsius (0.2F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 13.6 Celsius (57F), and that was 0.2 Celsius (<1F) below the normal April value.

 

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 25.7 Celsius (79F) on the 16th, and the temperature also rose to 25 Celsius (77F) on the 27th. There were only 4 other days when the temperature rose above 23 Celsius (73F), with all the warmer days occurring after the 14th. There were no especially cool days, but on 8 occasions maxima stayed below 20 Celsius (68F). Only 2 of these cooler days occurred after mid month but the second coolest day of the month was the 20th with a high of 17.5 Celsius (63F).  The lowest maximum of 16.7 Celsius (62F) occurred on the 2nd.

 

There were several fairly warm nights in April, and on 9 nights the temperature stayed above 15 Celsius (59F). However, the 12th, with a low of 15.1 Celsius (59F), was the only one of the warmer nights occurring before mid month. The warmest nights occurred during the last week of April, and on 3 occasions minima were above 17 Celsius (63F). The highest reading was 17.6 Celsius (64F) recorded on the 28th.  The coolest nights occurred early in the month with 9 nights having lows under 13 Celsius (55F). After mid month there was only 1 of these cooler nights. On 2 nights the temperature fell below 10 Celsius (50F). Early on the 2nd the temperature fell to 9.3 Celsius (49F), but on the morning of the 9th a minimum of 8.9 Celsius (48F) was measured.

 

The sea temperature was around 15 Celsius (59F) at first, rising to 16 Celsius (61F) around mid month, then to 17 Celsius (63F) later in April. At the end of the month a value of 18 Celsius (64F) was observed.

 

There were 23.4 millimetres (0.9 ins.) of rain measured during April and that was only around a half of the monthly average. Significant rain (0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.) or more) fell on only 3 days and that was 4 days below average for the month. It was the least number of ‘rain days’ in April since records began in 2006. The first rain fell on the afternoon and evening of the 4th and amounted to 4.6 millimetres (0.2 ins.). After a fortnight of dry weather, rain fell early on the 19th, with further rain in the evening. The rain only amounted to 1.8 millimetres (0.1 ins.) but it continued overnight, followed by showers on the morning of the 20th. The total for the day was 17 millimetres (0.7 ins.), and that was the last rain of the month.

 

There were no reports of thunder in this part of west Malaga.

 

 

There was no fog observed in west Malaga during April, although the Airport noticed fog patches briefly around dawn on the 25th.

 

 

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	26.8	8.0	23	17	5
Granada Airport	27.0	-1.1	52	28	7
Almeria	25.3	9.4	9	7	4
Seville	27.7	5.7	60	20	12
Cordoba	28.0	1.6	123	38	11
Jerez de la Frontera	28.7	4.0	59	11	11
Murcia	28.9	6.2	14	12	4

Climatology for April

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	33.0	2.8	41	47	5
Granada Airport	32.0	-3.2	38	35	7
Almeria	30.2	5.3	20	47	3
Seville	35.4	1.0	57	72	7
Cordoba	34.0	0.2	61	61	8
Jerez de la Frontera	33.6	-2.0	54	62	6
Murcia	37.4	0.0	27	84	4