Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Málaga: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 06 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In May its highs average 19.5°C, 2.4°C cooler than Málaga, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks 49th of 93 for the warmest May highs and 18th of 93 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 93 cities is 21.8°C; Málaga is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to 8.5 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Mijas in MaySpain · 24 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in MaySpain · 29 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 15.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Marbella in MaySpain · 47 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Granada in MaySpain · 89 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Gibraltar in MayGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Algeciras in MaySpain · 113 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 15.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Fnidek in MayMorocco · 128 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Jaén in MaySpain · 129 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 56 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.