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Benalmádena, Spain climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Benalmádena has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 506 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 88 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBenalmádena climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 24 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Malaga Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.