Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Málaga: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 54 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In October its highs average 19.6°C, 2.2°C cooler than Málaga, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks joint 36th of 93 for the warmest October highs and joint 27th of 93 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 93 cities is 21.1°C; Málaga is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 54 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Mijas in OctoberSpain · 24 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 56 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in OctoberSpain · 29 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 16.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Marbella in OctoberSpain · 47 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 77 mm rain
- Granada in OctoberSpain · 89 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.3°C · 50 mm rain
- Gibraltar in OctoberGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 77 mm rain
- Algeciras in OctoberSpain · 113 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 17.6°C · 86 mm rain
- Fnidek in OctoberMorocco · 128 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 17.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Jaén in OctoberSpain · 129 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 65 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.