Climate averages 1991–2020
Vélez-Málaga weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Vélez-Málaga: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 07 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Málaga (29 km away). In April its highs average 18.9°C, about as warm as Vélez-Málaga, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Vélez-Málaga ranks joint 31st of 93 for the warmest April highs and 20th of 93 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 93 cities is 18.3°C; Vélez-Málaga is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 22.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Vélez-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°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 56 | 7.3 | 9.910 h |
| February | 15.6°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 48 | 7.1 | 10.811 h |
| March | 17.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 51 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 19.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 38 | 6.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 22.0°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 24 | 4.8 | 14.114 h |
| June | 25.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 8.7 | 1.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 28.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.414 h |
| August | 29.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 19 | 3.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 54 | 6.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.1°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 67 | 7.0 | 10.210 h |
| December | 15.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 72 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Málaga in AprilSpain · 29 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Mijas in AprilSpain · 52 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Granada in AprilSpain · 63 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Marbella in AprilSpain · 76 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Jaén in AprilSpain · 113 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 7.6°C · 69 mm rain
- El Ejido in AprilSpain · 115 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 13.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Gibraltar in AprilGibraltar · 132 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 13.1°C · 49 mm rain
- Roquetas de Mar in AprilSpain · 133 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 17 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 Vélez-Málaga) is explained once on the Vélez-Málaga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.