The average maximum temperature during October 2014 in Malaga was 25.4 Celsius (78F), and that was 2 degrees Celsius (3.5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 17.5 Celsius (63F), and that was around 0.5 degrees Celsius (1F) above the normal October value. This was the warmest October at this site since records began in 2005.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 35.9 Celsius (97F) on the 22nd. This was a truly remarkable day. It was easily the warmest October day recorded at this site, beating the previous high of 32.8 Celsius (91F) recorded in 2009. It was also the 3rd warmest day of the year, with just 2 days in August warmer. At Malaga Airport, the temperature rose to 36.4 Celsius (98F). This was their warmest October day in 71 years of records, beating the previous high of 36.0 Celsius (97F) logged in 1952. What made it even more unusual was the fact that both the 21st and 23rd had modest temperature highs of 24 Celsius (75F). Although it would be difficult to prove, there is evidence that the very warm air had origins around the Caribbean and became entrained within the circulation of Hurricane Gonzalo, and as it swept across the north Atlantic as an ex-tropical depression, it dragged the area of very warm air with it across the more southerly latitudes before occluding out east of Spain as cooler Atlantic air overtook it. Perhaps foehn effect enhancement also occurred, as Almeria was the only other city in southern Spain where new records were set. There were no other maxima above 30 Celsius (86F) during October, and only 4 other days with highs above 27 Celsius (81F). These included a maximum of 29.3 Celsius (85F) on the 7th, and 28.1 Celsius (83F) on the 9th. There were only 6 days with maxima below 24 Celsius (75F), with all of these cooler days occurring between the 12th and 21st. The coolest day was the 12th with a high of 20.7 Celsius (69F), but the following day was only slightly less cool with a maximum of 21.3 Celsius (70F).
There were several very warm nights at the beginning of Occtober, with the 5 nights recording lows above 20 Celsius (68F) occurring before the 9th. On each of the first 3 nights, minima were above 21 Celsius (70F), including a low of 21.8 Celsius (71F) on the 1st/2nd. There were no particularly cool nights in October, although on 3 nights minima were below 15 Celsius (59F). The cooler nights tended to be towards the end of the month, although the lowest October value occurred around dawn on the 13th with a reading of 13.6 Celsius (57F).
Sea temperatures were pleasantly high throughout the month with daily readings between 19 and 21 Celsius (66-70F).
Rain in Malaga
There were 80.0 millimetres (3.1 ins) of rain during October, and this was almost 50% above the monthly average. Measurable rain fell on 5 days, and that’s 2 below the normal for October. Drizzly rain overnight produced a meagre 0.5 millimetres (0.02 ins) on the 3rd, but heavy rain on the afternoon of the 10th gave 25.9 millimetres (1 inch), and this short unsettled spell produced further showers, albeit light, on the 11th, followed by torrential rain overnight and then afternoon showers. The total for the 12th was 33.8 millimetres (1.3 ins). The showers held off on the 13th, but further heavy rain overnight produced another 19 millimetres (0.75 ins). The remainder of October was dry.
Thunder
There were 2 days with thunderstorms in Malaga during October. The first of these occurred on the afternoon of the 10th, with further thunder, mainly to the northeast, occurring in the early hours of the 12th.
Wind
There was the usual balance on most days between light northwesterly land breezes overnight and during the mornings, and light or gentle southeasterly sea breezes during the afternoons and evenings, although the sea breezes were generally very weak. On the very warm day (22nd) a northwesterly wind blew for most of the day and it was moderate or fresh at times; however, during the afternoon the breeze occasionally died and backed southerly. This change of wind direction was accompanied by brief dips in temperature of between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius (18-27F). There were only 2 days during October when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph). Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 10th produced a gust of 22 knots (25 mph), and gusts on the very warm day (22nd) reached 24 knots (28 mph).
Fog
There was no fog observed in this part of Malaga during October.
Statistics for October 2014
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 36.4 | 13.1 | 68 | 27 | 5 |
| Granada Airport | 32.7 | 4.8 | 39 | 21 | 4 |
| Almeria | 32.8 | 15.2 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| Seville | 32.0 | 12.5 | 101 | 49 | 5 |
| Cordoba | 34.1 | 9.6 | 71 | 36 | 6 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 34.1 | 9.8 | 34 | 17 | 6 |
| Murcia | 34.4 | 12.3 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Climatology for October
| Reporting Station | Extreme High Temp | Extreme Low Temp | Average Rain (mm) | Extreme Wettest day (mm) | Average Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 36.4** | 5.6 | 56 | 109 | 4 |
| Granada Airport | 33.5 | -2.6 | 42 | 53 | 5 |
| Almeria | 32.8** | 7.6 | 23 | 56 | 3 |
| Seville | 36.6 | 2.0 | 62 | 83 | 6 |
| Cordoba | 36.9 | 1.0 | 62 | 91 | 6 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 36.5 | 2.8 | 67 | 97 | 6 |
| Murcia | 36.1 | 1.0 | 44 | 136 | 4 |
** New Record this year