🇪🇸 Weather in Málaga in October
This is what the weather in Málaga (Andalusia, Spain) was like in October in 2016–2025.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
22.1 °C
20.9 °C – 23.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
18.4 °C
16.5 °C – 19.5 °C
Avg. rain days in period
6.1
20 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
48.5 mm
5.7 mm – 145 mm
Avg. cloud cover
46 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
19.8 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 28.9 °C (7 Oct 2019) · Lowest temperature 10.5 °C (29 Oct 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 117Sunny
- 94Partly cloudy
- 38Cloudy
- 34Light rain
- 27Rain
Summary
- On average 22.1 °C during the day and 18.4 °C at night.
- On average 6.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 48.5 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 19.8 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2025 (avg. 23.3 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 20.9 °C).
- Wettest year: 2018 (145 mm), driest: 2022 (5.7 mm).
- Extremes: 28.9 °C on 7 Oct 2019 and 10.5 °C on 29 Oct 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
2025
Avg. max23.3°Avg. min19.5°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 32.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 36 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.0 °C
Max 28.8 °C · Min 17.7 °C
2024
Avg. max21.8°Avg. min17.9°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 115 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.9 °C
Max 27.6 °C · Min 13.5 °C
2023
Avg. max22.6°Avg. min18.9°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 50.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.6 °C
Max 25.3 °C · Min 15.9 °C
2022
Avg. max22.6°Avg. min19.3°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 5.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.3 °C
Max 26.7 °C · Min 17.0 °C
2021
Avg. max22.5°Avg. min18.8°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 10.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.7 °C
Max 25.0 °C · Min 16.9 °C
2020
Avg. max20.9°Avg. min16.5°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 28.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.1 °C
Max 25.6 °C · Min 13.5 °C
2019
Avg. max22.4°Avg. min17.7°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 14.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.5 °C
Max 28.9 °C · Min 13.8 °C
2018
Avg. max21.2°Avg. min17.8°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 145 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.6 °C
Max 27.4 °C · Min 10.5 °C
2017
Avg. max22.1°Avg. min18.7°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 30 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.5 °C
Max 26.7 °C · Min 16.8 °C
2016
Avg. max21.8°Avg. min18.5°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 40.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 49 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.1 °C
Max 25.2 °C · Min 16.1 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Málaga in October?
- Daytime highs averaged 22.1 °C, night-time lows 18.4 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.9 °C (7 Oct 2019), the lowest 10.5 °C (29 Oct 2018).
- How often does it rain in Málaga in October?
- On average there were 6.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 48.5 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Málaga in October?
- The sea temperature averaged 19.8 °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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