Málaga climate — normals and trends
Málaga (Colombia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 4,839 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (15.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Málaga averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 341 rainy days per year.
Málaga has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.5 °C (on 12 April 1958) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 17 December 1988).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MálagaSantander Department
- coords
- 6.70°, -72.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
4,839mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
4.7km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
341 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
25.5 °C
12 April 1958
Coldest day
2.0 °C
17 December 1988
Wettest day
127 mm
9 May 2024
Windiest day
9.4 km/h
6 January 2015
Strongest gust
44.3 km/h
2 October 2002
Hottest feels-like
28.2 °C
12 April 1958
Coldest feels-like
-0.7 °C
8 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.1 h
31 May 1988
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 138 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 20.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 195 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 20.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 244 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 486 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 656 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 666 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 566 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 484 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 455 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 579 mm | +120 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 366 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 166 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Málaga?
Málaga has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 4,839 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Málaga?
The hottest day measured in Málaga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1958, reaching 25.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Málaga?
The coldest day measured in Málaga between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1988, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Málaga?
Almost never: Málaga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Málaga warmed?
Yes: Málaga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Málaga?
The wettest day measured in Málaga between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2024, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Málaga?
The windiest day measured in Málaga between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2015, with winds reaching 9.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Málaga?
The warmest month in Málaga is March (15.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Málaga?
Málaga receives on average 4,839 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 341 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Málaga?
Málaga gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Málaga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Málaga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Málaga?
In Málaga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.2 °C on 12 April 1958, and the lowest was -0.7 °C on 8 January 1962.
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