Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Málaga: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 4.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 34 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In August its highs average 26.5°C, 2.1°C cooler than Málaga, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks joint 58th of 93 for the warmest August highs and 19th of 93 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 93 cities is 29.3°C; Málaga is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.4 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Mijas in AugustSpain · 24 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in AugustSpain · 29 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Marbella in AugustSpain · 47 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Granada in AugustSpain · 89 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Gibraltar in AugustGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Algeciras in AugustSpain · 113 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Fnidek in AugustMorocco · 128 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Jaén in AugustSpain · 129 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 13 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.