Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Málaga: daytime highs average 15.4°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 49 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In February its highs average 13.0°C, 2.4°C cooler than Málaga, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks 31st of 93 for the warmest February highs and 68th of 93 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 93 cities is 13.6°C; Málaga is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 17.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Mijas in FebruarySpain · 24 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 6.7°C · 54 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in FebruarySpain · 29 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 48 mm rain
- Marbella in FebruarySpain · 47 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 9.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Granada in FebruarySpain · 89 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 2.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Gibraltar in FebruaryGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 10.5°C · 77 mm rain
- Algeciras in FebruarySpain · 113 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 11.3°C · 77 mm rain
- Fnidek in FebruaryMorocco · 128 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 64 mm rain
- Jaén in FebruarySpain · 129 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 2.7°C · 54 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.