The average maximum temperature during May 2014 in Malaga was 23.2 Celsius (74F), and that was over 0.5 degrees Celsius (1F) below normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 16.2 Celsius (61), and that was very close to the normal May value.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 30.6 Celsius (87F) on the 30th. On the previous day the temperature reached 29.1 Celsius (84F), but there were only 4 other days when the temperature rose above 25 Celsius (77F). All of these warmer days occurred on, and after, the 23rd. Interestingly, the 2 highest temperatures of the month (on the 29th and 30th), both occurred during the evenings, at 1945 and 2035 local time respectively. There were no especially cool days during May, but on 12 occasions maxima were below 22 Celsius (72F), including 6 consecutive days commencing on the 13th. On 4 of the cooler days highs were below 21 Celsius (70F), including the 15th, the coolest day of the month with a high of 20.6 Celsius (69F).
There was 1 exceptionally warm night during May. On the 29th/30th the temperature only fell to 21.3 Celsius (70F), and this was the warmest May night at this site in 9 years of records. The next warmest nights were the 11th/12th and 13th/14th with both of these nights recording lows of 18.8 Celsius (66F). There were also 3 other nights with minima above 18 Celsius (64F). There were no particularly cool nights during May, but on 3 occasions during the first week minima below 14 Celsius (57F) were recorded. Only 1 of these cooler nights had a low under 13 Celsius (55F), this was the 5th/6th when 12.5 Celsius (55F) was measured.
The sea temperature rose steadily from 17 Celsius (63F) at the beginning of the month to a peak of 20 and 21 Celsius (68-70F) duringh the middle of the third week. Thereafter, values were typically around 17 or 18 Celsius (63-64F) with 16 Celsius (61F) observed at the end of May.
Rain in Malaga
There were 4.1 millimetres (0.16 ins) of rain measured during May, and this was only around 25% of the long-term average for the area. Measurable rain occurred on 3 days, around 1 day less than expected in May. However, the first measurable ‘rain’ was not caused by falling preciptiation but by wet sea fog depositing moisture on the rain-gauge. This occurred on the first night of the month and only produced 0.3 millimetres (0.01 ins). There was a shower on the afternoon of the17th, but it was too light to be measured, but rain early on the 21st, only in a short, sharp burst, was sufficiently heavy to give 2 millimetres (0.08 ins), and made it the wettest day of the month. The only other rain occurred late on the evening of the 31st when 1.8 millimetres (0.07 ins) was recorded.
Thunder
Thunderstorms developed north of Malaga during the late afternoon of the 31st and drifted south across the Costa del Sol during the evening The most intense storms appeared to be north and east of Malaga.
Wind
Although the wind was predominantly from the northwest during May, there were many afternoons when strong southwesterly sea breezes developed. The anemometer is sheltered from southwest winds so the true strength is unknown, but estimates based on the sea state suggest a force 6 or 7 was commonplace and this translates to speeds of 25 to 30 knots (30-35 mph) with gusts perhaps up to 40 knots (45 mph). There were a few afternoons with the more orthodox southeasterly sea breeze, but the only day when measured gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph) was on the 31st when a speed of 30 iknots (34 mph) was recorded in association with the thunderstorms.
Fog
Sea fog drifted from east to west along the coast early on the morning of the 1st but it then lifted into low cloud before dispersing late in the morning..
Statistics for May 2014
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 33.7 | 12.3 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| Granada Airport | 35.3 | 5.3 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Almeria | 30.3 | 13.8 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Seville | 36.3 | 10.4 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Cordoba | 36.5 | 7.6 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 36.5 | 9.0 | 21 | 20 | 3 |
| Murcia | 35.2 | 11.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Climatology for May
| Reporting Station | Extreme High Temp | Extreme Low Temp | Average Rain (mm) | Extreme Wettest day (mm) | Average Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 35.0 | 5.0 | 25 | 44 | 3 |
| Granada Airport | 38.4 | -0.2 | 28 | 57 | 4 |
| Almeria | 34.8 | 8.4 | 14 | 44 | 2 |
| Seville | 39.1 | 3.8 | 34 | 45 | 4 |
| Cordoba | 40.1 | 2.4 | 34 | 44 | 5 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 38.2 | 5.0 | 37 | 74 | 4 |
| Murcia | 38.5 | 5.0 | 32 | 35 | 4 |