Best time to visit Málaga

July is the best month in Málaga, scoring 99 out of 100, with February the weakest at 71. The 28-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs May to September — 5 months within ten points of the best.

August is the warmest month at 27.8 °C and January the coolest at 15.7 °C — a 12.1 °C spread across the year.

There is a real wet season here. January, February, March, October, November and December carry the rain — up to 9 wet days in a month — while June to August drop as low as 0. That 9-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Málaga, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea is comfortable for swimming in July to September — 23.6 °C at its warmest against 15.3 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in winter to 14.7 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are July, June, August. The one to think twice about is February. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Málaga month by month