Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Málaga: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 06 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In April its highs average 16.5°C, 2.4°C cooler than Málaga, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks 34th of 93 for the warmest April highs and 21st of 93 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 93 cities is 18.3°C; Málaga is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 41 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Málaga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.9°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 56 | 7.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 15.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 49 | 6.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 17.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 53 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 41 | 6.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.9°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 26 | 4.6 | 14.114 h |
| June | 25.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 8.5 | 1.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 28.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 14.414 h |
| August | 28.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 4.4 | 0.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 25.4°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 24 | 3.5 | 12.512 h |
| October | 21.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 54 | 6.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 69 | 7.4 | 10.310 h |
| December | 15.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 70 | 7.6 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Mijas in AprilSpain · 24 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in AprilSpain · 29 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Marbella in AprilSpain · 47 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Granada in AprilSpain · 89 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Gibraltar in AprilGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 13.1°C · 49 mm rain
- Algeciras in AprilSpain · 113 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 62 mm rain
- Fnidek in AprilMorocco · 128 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 13.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Jaén in AprilSpain · 129 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 7.6°C · 69 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Málaga) is explained once on the Málaga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.