The average maximum temperature during November 2015 in Malaga was 21.4 Celsius (70F), and that was 1.9 Celsius (3.5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 13.1 Celsius (55F), and that was 0.3 Celsius (<1F) above the normal November value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 24.9 Celsius (77F) on both the 16th and 26th. On each day during the first half of the month maximum temperatures were between 21 and 24 Celsius (70-75F), with the exception of the 14th when a high of 20.5 Celsius (69F) was recorded. After mid month, there were only 7 days with maxima exceeding 21 Celsius (70F), and that’s including the 2 warmest days of the month. The coolest days were confined to the end of the month with 5 out of the last 9 days having maxima under 20 Celsius (68F). There was only 1 day when the temperature stayed below 18 Celsius (64F), and that was the 22nd when a high of 17.1 Celsius (63F) was logged.

There were no particularly warm nights during November, but on 7 nights minima were above 15 Celsius (59F). All of these mild nights occurred before mid month and included 2 nights with lows above 16 Celsius (61F). The mildest night was the 4th with a minimum of 16.7 Celsius (62F). Before mid month, all minima were above 13 Celsius (55F), but after mid month, there were only 3 nights when the temperature remained above 13 Celsius (55F). On 4 nights the temperature dipped below 10 Celsius (50F), with all these cooler nights occurring after the 22nd. On 3 of these nights, minima were between 9 and 10 Celsius (48-50F), but around dawn on the 24th a low of 6.8 Celsius (44F) occurred, at the end of the coolest night of the month.

The sea temperature held up well for most of the month with daily values between 18 and 19 Celsius (64-66F), but late in November the sea cooled to between 15 and 16 Celsius (59-61F).

There were 36.4 millimetres (1.4 ins.) of rain measured during November and that was around 40% of the average. Significant rain (0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.) or more) fell on just 3 days and that was 5 days below average for the month. All the rain occurred during the first 3 days of November with the 1st being the wettest day. A total of 25.7 millimetres (1 in.) was measured with all of the rain falling mid to late evening. light showers on the following evening produced 0.3 millimetres (0.01 ins.) of rain, with outbreaks of rain on the morning of the 3rd accounting for the final 10.4 millimetres (0.4 ins.) of the monthly total.

There was 1 thunderstorm in west Malaga during November, and that occurred for over 2 hours on the evening of the 1st and was accompanied by an impressive display of forked lightning.

On most days during the first 3 weeks, there was the usual balance between light northwesterly land breezes overnight and during the mornings, and light or gentle east to southeasterly sea breezes during the afternoons and evenings. However, during the unsettled interlude at the very beginning of the month winds were predominantly from the east or southeast. During the last 10 days of the month northwesterly winds were dominant both day and night, and were quite brisk at times, although a return to lighter, more variable, winds returned on the 29th and 30th. There were 7 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph), with most of the breezier days occurring fairly late in the month. However, the highest gust, 30 knots (34 mph), occurred in association with the thunderstorm on the 1st.

There was some patchy fog early on the morning of the 6th.

Statistics for November 2015

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	25.2	5.5	44	26	3
Granada Airport	26.6	-5.1	25	21	4
Almeria	25.5	6.7	5	4	3
Seville	27.1	3.4	51	22	3
Cordoba	27.6	-0.7	51	27	4
Jerez de la Frontera	27.8	1.2	20	15	5
Murcia	28.0	1.4	17	16	2

Climatology for November

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	30.4	1.4	95	164	5
Granada Airport	27.4	-6.4	48	40	6
Almeria	30.5	4.4	28	63	3
Seville	31.2	-1.2	84	109	6
Cordoba	29.7	-3.6	85	154	6
Jerez de la Frontera	30.8	-1.0	86	74	7
Murcia	30.6	-1.0	32	99	4

The average maximum temperature during September 2015 in Malaga was 27.5 Celsius (81F), and that was 0.6 Celsius (1F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 19.8 Celsius (68F), and that was 0.4 Celsius (1F) below the normal September value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 33.7 Celsius (93F) on the 22nd, but there were 5 other days when the temperature rose above 30 Celsius (86F). There were 3 of these very warm days during the first week and only 1 of the very warm days occurred after mid month. However, the maximum of 32.1 Celsius (90F) on the 23rd was the second warmest day of the month. There were no particularly cool days during September, but on 6 occasions the temperature failed to rise above 25 Celsius (77F). Only 1 of these cooler days occurred before mid month, but it was 1 of only 2 days with maxima below 24 Celsius (75F). In fact, the 7th and 26th shared the distinction of being the coolest days of the month with a high of 22.6 Celsius (73F).

The nights were comfortably warm through most of the month, partly due to the presence of lower than average sea temperatures. During the first half of September, there were only 2 nights when the temperature fell below 20 Celsius (68F), and on both these nights the minimum was above 19 Celsius (66F). On the first night of the month a low of 22.5 Celsius (73F) occurred, and on the 13th/14th a minimum of 22.1 Celsius (72F) was recorded. These were the only 2 nights with minima exceeding 22 Celsius (72F). After mid month, only the night of the 22nd/23rd had a minimum above 20 Celsius (68F), and that was only just above at 20.1 Celsius (68F). However, there were only 3 nights with minima below 18 Celsius (64F). These cooler nights all occurred during the last week with the 26th/27th recording 16.9 Celsius (63F), and the nights of 25th/26th and 29th/30th both measuring 16.7 Celsius (62F).

The sea temperature was around 22 or 23 23 Celsius (72-73F) early in the month but at the end of the second week a dip to an unusually low 15 Celsius (59F) occurred. A slow recovery to between 17 and 19 Celsius (63-66F) after mid month, with the sea temperature creeping up above 20 Celsius (68F) on the last 2 days of September.

There were only 2 days during September when rain fell, but the total of 77.2 millimetres (3 ins.) was 270% above average. There was a little rain during both the morning and evening of the 6th. However, there was not enough to measure. It was different on the following day with a series of intense thunderstorms developing and producing torrential downpours. A total of 68.1 millimetres (2.7 ins) was measured, most of which fell in just 2 hours. It led to serious flooding and the suspension of flights at the airport as local roads became impassable. Much of the Costa del Sol was affected by the storms and in coastal villages to the east cars were swept down streets and left in untidy piles on street corners. As is often the case, there was little sign left that heavy rain had fallen by the end of the following week, with the only other rain, short-lived but heavy, occurring late on the evening of the 29th and in the early hours of the 30th.

There was thunder in association with the very heavy rain on the morning of the 7th, with a thunderstorm late on the evening of the 29th, with this rumbling on into the early hours of the 30th.

There was the usual balance between light northwesterly land breezes overnight and during the mornings, and light or gentle southeasterly sea breezes during the afternoons and evenings. On the cooler days the sea breezes arrived early, and on the warmer days the land breeze persisted or briefly became a blustery southwesterly breeze running parallel to the beach. There were only 2 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23mph), the 14th and 22nd, with the highest gust of 22 knots (25 mph) occurring on the 22nd.

There was no fog observed in west Malaga during September, although visibility was reduced to around 500 metres in the heaviest rain on the 7th.

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	36.0	15.7	57	54	4
Granada Airport	33.3	7.1	47	28	5
Almeria	31.6	16.4	19	9	4
Seville	34.7	14.0	13	7	7
Cordoba	35.2	11.3	8	7	3
Jerez de la Frontera	33.8	11.6	5	3	3
Murcia	36.0	14.8	77	54	7

Climatology for September

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	40.0	10.2	16	313	2
Granada Airport	41.6	3.6	16	35	2
Almeria	36.0	12.6	12	98	1
Seville	42.6	8.6	23	69	2
Cordoba	43.8	6.0	24	66	2
Jerez de la Frontera	41.0	7.0	22	95	2
Murcia	39.8	9.6	27	61	2

The average maximum temperature during August 2015 in Malaga was 30.9 Celsius (87F), and that was 1.2 Celsius (2F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 23.8 Celsius (75F), and that was 1.4 Celsius (2F) above the normal August value. Overall, it was the warmest August since records began in 2005.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 37.5 Celsius (100F) on the 13th, but that was the only day when the temperature rose above 35 Celsius (95F). However, there was a total of 20 days with maxima above 30 Celsius (86F). There were no cool days during August, in fact there were only 3 days when the temperature failed to reach 28 Celsius (82F). On the 25th, a high of 26.8 Celsius (80F) was recorded, with the 27th a fraction cooler at 26.7 Celsius (80F).

The nights were unpleasantly warm through most of the month, partly due to the presence of unusually high sea temperatures. On 10 nights the temperature remained above 25 Celsius (77F). All of these warmer nights occurred before mid month and included a low of 27.4 Celsius (81F) on the 13th. A few somewhat cooler nights occurred after mid month and on 3 nights the temperature fell below 21 Celsius (70F). These cooler nights were logged between the 17th and 19th and included a low of 20.2 Celsius (68F) on the 18th.

The sea temperature were remarkably high at the beginning of the month with values typically around 27 or 28 Celsius (81-82F). A sudden drop occurred around mid month with a 48 hour fall of some 10 degrees Celsius (18F). Fortunately, the fall was short-lived and by the end of the third week the sea temperature was back up to a pleasant 23 Celsius (73F), a figure that was maintained, with small fluctuations, until the end of the month.

There were only 2 days during August when rain fell, and the 10th, when a little rain fell overnight and in the morning, was the only day when rainfall was measurable. However, the total was only 0.3 millimetres (0.01 ins). The other day when rain was observed was the 30th, but a few bursts of showery rain in the afternoon were insufficient to wet the ground.

There were no thunderstorms in Malaga during August.

There was the usual balance between light northwesterly land breezes overnight and during the mornings, and light or gentle southeasterly sea breezes during the afternoons and evenings. On the cooler days the sea breezes arrived early, and on the hotter days the land breeze persisted or briefly became a blustery southwesterly breeze running parallel to the beach. There were 5 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23mph), with the highest gust of 24 knots (28 mph) occurring in association with the very warm northwesterly wind on the 13th.Fog
There was no fog observed in west Malaga during August.

Statistics for August 2015

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	37.6	19.9	0.1	0.1	0
Granada Airport	41.1	11.7	2	1	2
Almeria	41.1**	19.2	0	0	0
Seville	40.7	16.4	1	0.5	2
Cordoba	40.8	15.4	3	3	1
Jerez de la Frontera	39.7	13.4	0.3	0.3	1
Murcia	40.3	20.7	9	5	4

** A new record

Climatology for August

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	44.0	12.2	6	70	<1
Granada Airport	42.0	6.6	3	17	1
Almeria	41.1	15.5	1	41	<1
Seville	45.2	12.0	6	59	<1
Cordoba	46.2	11.0	3	34	1
Jerez de la Frontera	45.1	10.5	6	83	<1
Murcia	43.2	14.0	10	48	1

Temperatures in Malaga
The average maximum temperature during January 2014 in Malaga was 17.2 Celsius (63F), and that was about 0.5 degrees Celsius (1F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 10.2 Celsius (50F), and that was almost 1 degree Celsius (2F) above the normal January value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 22.2 Celsius (72F) on the 26th, but there were 3 other days, the 3rd,4th and 15th, when the temperature rose above 20 Celsius (68F). During the first half of January the temperature rose above 15 Celsius (59F) on each day, but on the 17th the temperature only rose to 13 Celsius (55F), the coolest day of the month, and there were then 4 further days, the 19th, 20th, 29th and 30th, when maxima failed to reach 15 Celsius (59F).

There were several mild nights during January, and on 4 occasions minima were above 13 Celsius (55F). The mildest night was the 14th/15th with a low of 13.8 Celsius (57F). There were 13 nights with temperatures falling below 10 Celsius (50F) including 5 consecutive nights beginning on the 5th/6th. However, only 7 of the cooler nights had minima below 9 Celsius (48F), and just 2 nights had low below 7 Celsius (45F). The 16th/17th had a minimum of 6.7 Celsius (44F), but the coolest night of the month was the 8th/9th when the temperature fell to 5.8 Celsius (42F).

The sea temperature occasionally dipped to 13 Celsius (55F) after rain, otherwise it remained at 14 Celsius (57F) throughout the month.

Rain in Malaga
There were 40.7 millimetres (1.6 ins) of rain measured during January, and this was about 60% of the long-term average for the area. Measurable rain occurred on 9 days, around 1 day more than normal. There was light rain early on the 4th, and a few spots of rain fell before dawn on the 11th with light rain during the afternoon. However, on each day the total was a mere 0.3 millimetres (0.01 inches). On the 13th, rain fell late in the morning and through until mid afternoon. A total of 3 millimetres (0.1 in.) was measured, but after light rain again on the 16th, more significant rain occurred on the 17th. Over 6 millimetres (0.2 in.) was collected in the rain gauge,with more than 5 millimetres (0.2 in.) on the following day. Heavy rain fell in the early hours of the 19th, and the 14 millimetres (0.55 in) measured made it the wettest day of the month. The 9 millimetres (0.4 in) of rain that was collected on the 22nd mostly fell overnight, as did the the 2 millimetres (0.1 in.) recorded on the 29th. The last rain of the month occurred on the morning of the 31st, but although it dampened the ground it was too light to measure.

Thunder
The only thunderstorms observed in west Malaga were over the sea to the southeast on the evening of the 17th with distant thunder and some vivid lightning displays.

Wind
It was a breezy January, but apart from on the 2nd, when winds were light and variable, and the 17th, when a moderate east-southeasterly blew, the direction was entirely from the northwest. On many days the wind was moderate or fresh, and on 15 days there were gusts in excess of 20 knots (23 mph), including 7 consecutive days from the 24th. On 2 of these breezier days there were gusts above 30 knots (34 mph), with 36 knots (41 mph) recorded on the 19th, and 35 knots (40 mph) measured on the 27th.

Fog
No fog was observed in west Malaga.

Statistics for January 2014

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	23.8	4.7	41	11	9
Granada Airport	24.6**	-2.8	74	21	15
Almeria	21.2	6.9	7	6	3
Seville	20.1	3.1	73	18	11
Cordoba	20.3	1.3	82	20	12
Jerez de la Frontera	22.5	2.4	73	21	15
Murcia	25.8**	2.0	9	3	8

** New Record

Climatology for January

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	26.8	-2.6	81	121	6
Granada Airport	24.6	-14.2	41	36	6
Almeria	24.4	1.9	23	54	3
Seville	24.2	-4.4	65	66	6
Cordoba	22.9	-8.2	64	79	7
Jerez de la Frontera	25.3	-5.4	89	112	7
Murcia	25.8	-7.5	25	57	3