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Best time to visit Marbella

May is the best time to visit Marbella for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 5 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 96/100
A beach holiday August sea 22 °C
The least cloud July 9 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 28 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 96 21 °C 5 58
2 June 92 25 °C 1 82
3 October 91 22 °C 7 62
4 September 90 25 °C 4 87
5 April 87 19 °C 7 41
6 November 82 18 °C 8 40
7 July 82 28 °C 0 92
8 August 80 28 °C 1 95
9 March 79 17 °C 8 30
10 December 72 15 °C 9 27
11 February 72 15 °C 7 24
12 January 69 15 °C 9 21

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 22 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 15 °C 46 % 21
February 15 °C 15 °C 44 % 24
March 15 °C 17 °C 45 % 30
April 16 °C 19 °C 42 % 41
May 17 °C 21 °C 37 % 58
June 19 °C 25 °C 20 % 82
July 21 °C 28 °C 9 % 92
August 22 °C 28 °C 16 % 95
September 21 °C 25 °C 32 % 87
October 19 °C 22 °C 45 % 62
November 17 °C 18 °C 46 % 40
December 16 °C 15 °C 51 % 27

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 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 14.7 °C 83 mm 46 %
February 15.2 °C 72 mm 44 %
March 16.9 °C 77 mm 45 %
April 18.6 °C 55 mm 42 %
May 21.5 °C 32 mm 37 %
June 25.3 °C 8 mm 20 %
July 28.2 °C 1 mm 9 %
August 28.5 °C 4 mm 16 %
September 25.4 °C 31 mm 32 %
October 21.7 °C 81 mm 45 %
November 17.7 °C 94 mm 46 %
December 15.4 °C 115 mm 51 %

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.