🇪🇸 Weather in Málaga in May
This is what the weather in Málaga (Andalusia, Spain) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
21.1 °C
19.5 °C – 21.9 °C
Avg. night-time low
16.6 °C
15.3 °C – 17.3 °C
Avg. rain days in period
4.4
14 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
23.1 mm
0.6 mm – 63.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
35 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
18.0 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 27.9 °C (16 May 2021) · Lowest temperature 11.6 °C (1 May 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 152Sunny
- 99Partly cloudy
- 15Cloudy
- 33Light rain
- 11Rain
Summary
- On average 21.1 °C during the day and 16.6 °C at night.
- On average 4.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 23.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 1 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 18.0 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2022 (avg. 21.9 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 19.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2020 (63.7 mm), driest: 2019 (0.6 mm).
- Extremes: 27.9 °C on 16 May 2021 and 11.6 °C on 1 May 2018.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max20.8°Avg. min16.8°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 10.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.1 °C
Max 25.8 °C · Min 14.3 °C
2025
Avg. max21.4°Avg. min17.2°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 9.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 31 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.5 °C
Max 26.0 °C · Min 14.7 °C
2024
Avg. max21.0°Avg. min15.9°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 3.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 29 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.7 °C
Max 25.2 °C · Min 12.3 °C
2023
Avg. max21.5°Avg. min17.2°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 61.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 46 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.0 °C
Max 27.2 °C · Min 15.5 °C
2022
Avg. max21.9°Avg. min17.2°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 13.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 31 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 26.2 °C · Min 14.3 °C
2021
Avg. max21.2°Avg. min16.1°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 29.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.5 °C
Max 27.9 °C · Min 12.8 °C
2020
Avg. max21.7°Avg. min17.3°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 63.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.3 °C
Max 26.4 °C · Min 12.7 °C
2019
Avg. max21.5°Avg. min16.3°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 24 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 25.3 °C · Min 14.4 °C
2018
Avg. max19.5°Avg. min15.3°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 17.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.1 °C
Max 21.7 °C · Min 11.6 °C
2017
Avg. max20.5°Avg. min16.5°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 21.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.1 °C
Max 23.3 °C · Min 13.2 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Málaga in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 21.1 °C, night-time lows 16.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 27.9 °C (16 May 2021), the lowest 11.6 °C (1 May 2018).
- How often does it rain in Málaga in May?
- On average there were 4.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 23.1 mm of precipitation in total. In 1 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Málaga in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 18.0 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (36.690, -4.420)
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