Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Málaga: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 24 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In July its highs average 26.3°C, 2.2°C cooler than Málaga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks 58th of 93 for the warmest July highs and joint 17th of 93 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 93 cities is 29.2°C; Málaga is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 4.4 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mijas in JulySpain · 24 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in JulySpain · 29 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Marbella in JulySpain · 47 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Granada in JulySpain · 89 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Gibraltar in JulyGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Algeciras in JulySpain · 113 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Fnidek in JulyMorocco · 128 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Jaén in JulySpain · 129 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.8°C · 5.3 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.