Climate averages 1991–2020
Málaga weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Málaga: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mijas (24 km away). In September its highs average 23.3°C, 2.1°C cooler than Málaga, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Málaga ranks 54th of 93 for the warmest September highs and 27th of 93 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 93 cities is 25.5°C; Málaga is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.6°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 54 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Mijas in SeptemberSpain · 24 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Vélez-Málaga in SeptemberSpain · 29 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 19.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Marbella in SeptemberSpain · 47 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Granada in SeptemberSpain · 89 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Gibraltar in SeptemberGibraltar · 105 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Algeciras in SeptemberSpain · 113 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Fnidek in SeptemberMorocco · 128 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Jaén in SeptemberSpain · 129 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 42 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.