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Best time to visit Málaga

May is the best time to visit Málaga for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 98/100
A beach holiday August sea 23 °C
The least cloud July 11 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 98 22 °C 4 63
2 October 93 22 °C 6 65
3 June 91 26 °C 1 85
4 April 91 19 °C 7 43
5 September 89 26 °C 3 92
6 November 87 18 °C 7 43
7 March 84 17 °C 7 34
8 July 80 29 °C 0 94
9 August 78 29 °C 1 97
10 February 78 16 °C 6 27
11 December 77 16 °C 7 30
12 January 74 15 °C 7 25

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 15 °C 15 °C 49 % 25
February 15 °C 16 °C 46 % 27
March 15 °C 17 °C 48 % 34
April 16 °C 19 °C 44 % 43
May 18 °C 22 °C 39 % 63
June 20 °C 26 °C 22 % 85
July 22 °C 29 °C 11 % 94
August 23 °C 29 °C 19 % 97
September 22 °C 26 °C 34 % 92
October 20 °C 22 °C 47 % 65
November 17 °C 18 °C 48 % 43
December 16 °C 16 °C 53 % 30

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 15 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 15.1 °C 58 mm 49 %
February 15.6 °C 48 mm 46 %
March 17.4 °C 54 mm 48 %
April 19.1 °C 40 mm 44 %
May 22.1 °C 25 mm 39 %
June 25.9 °C 8 mm 22 %
July 28.7 °C 1 mm 11 %
August 28.8 °C 5 mm 19 %
September 25.6 °C 25 mm 34 %
October 22.0 °C 57 mm 47 %
November 18.1 °C 73 mm 48 %
December 15.8 °C 69 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.