Very Dry and Rather Cool
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during April 2022 in Malaga was 20.5 Celsius (69F), and that was 0.4 Celsius (<1F) below normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 13.0 Celsius (55F), and that was 0.6 Celsius (1 F) below normal for April.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 29.1 Celsius (84F) on the 17th, but at Malaga Airport the maximum was 33.1 Celsius (91F), which was the warmest April day since records began in 1942. Only one other day had a maximum above 25 Celsius (77F), namely the 9th with a high of 25.2 Celsius (77F). However, the 7th, 8th and 19th each had a maximum above 24 Celsius (75F). There were a further 11 days when the temperature rose above 20 Celsius (68F). The coolest days were mainly at the beginning of the month, and on 5 occasions the maximum temperature was below 18 Celsius (64F). On the 22nd, a high of 17.8 Celsius (64F) occurred, but on 4 consecutive days, commencing on the 2nd, the temperature failed to rise above 17 Celsius (63F). On 2 of these days, the temperature remained below 16 Celsius (61F). The 3rd had a high of 14.7 Celsius (58F) with 15.3 Celsius (60F) recorded on the 4th.
There were no especially mild nights during April, but a minimum of 16.0 Celsius (61F) occurred on the 17th, and 15.8 Celsius (60F) was measured on the following night. A low of 15.6 Celsius (60F) occurred on the 9th, and 3 other nights, the 8th, 16th and 26th, each had minima above 14 Celsius (57F). On most other nights the minimum temperature was between 11 and 14 Celsius (52-57F), but there were 2 exceptions. On the 2nd, the minimum was 10.7 Celsius (51F), and the low on the 3rd was only 8.7 Celsius (48F).
The sea temperature was between 15 and 16 Celsius (59-61F) throughout the month, although on the last day of April it rose to 17 Celsius (63F).
Rain
There were 14.4 millimetres (0.6 ins.) of rain during April which was only 35% of the monthly average. It was the driest April for 7 years, and the second driest since records began in 2005. Measurable rain fell on 9 days, which was, in fact, 2 days above the average. The first rain of the month fell late in the afternoon on the 4th and continued into the evening. However, only 0.6 millimetres (0.02 ins.) were recorded, and although further rain occurred until mid-afternoon on the 5th, the total for the 5th was just 3.8 millimetres (0.15 ins.). Early rain on the 6th amounted to 0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.), but this was followed by 5 dry days. Showers fell in the afternoon and evening of the 12th, with one more in the early hours of the 13th. However, only 1 millimetre (0.04 ins.) of rain was recorded. An interlude of 8 dry days was followed by the wettest day of the month. Occasional rain, mainly in the afternoon and evening, amounted to 4.4 millimetres (0.17 ins.) with rain in the early hours of the 23rd adding another 0.8 millimetres (0.03 ins.) to the monthly total. Showers in the evening of the 28th gave 3.4 millimetres (0.13 ins.), and as these showers decayed, they produced another 0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.), and that was the last rain of the month.
Thunder
Thunder occurred once in April with just the one distant rumble to the north mid-afternoon on the 27th. However, there was lightning over the sea to the south on the evening of the 28th.
Wind
The usual combination of northwesterly land breezes and southeasterly sea breezes occurred on many days, although the unpleasant southwesterly wind that sometimes occurs in Spring and often raises sand on the beach occurred on 4 afternoons. The most persistent, and often strongest, northwesterly winds were associated with the highest temperatures, whereas the early onset of sea breezes produced the coolest days. On 6 days the maximum gusts were above 20 knots (23 mph), with 29 knots (33 mph) recorded in east-southeasterlies on the 4th, and 24 knots (28 mph) measured in the surprisingly cool northwesterlies on the 20th.
Fog
Early fog occurred on the 15th but it had cleared by mid-morning.
Statistics for April 2022
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 33.1 | 7.4 | 21 | 7 | 8 |
| Malaga Harbour | 26.3 | 9.5 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Fuengirola | 27.9 | 12.0 | 28 | 10 | 7 |
| Granada Airport | 28.5 | -0.4 | 37 | 14 | 11 |
| Almeria | 25.0 | 8.3 | 38 | 17 | 8 |
| Seville | 30.1 | 6.8 | 63 | 21 | 8 |
| Cordoba | 30.0 | 3.9 | 71 | 21 | 7 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 30.7 | 5.5 | 67 | 23 | 10 |
| Murcia | 28.6 | 4.5 | 87 | 23 | 12 |
Climatology for April
| Reporting Station | Extreme High Temp | Extreme Low Temp | Average Rain (mm) | Extreme Wettest day (mm) | Average Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 33.1* | 2.8 | 41 | 47 | 5 |
| Granada Airport | 32.7 | -3.0 | 38 | 35 | 7 |
| Almeria | 30.2 | 5.3 | 20 | 47 | 3 |
| Seville | 35.4 | 1.0 | 57 | 72 | 7 |
| Cordoba | 34.0 | 0.2 | 61 | 61 | 8 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 33.6 | -2.0 | 54 | 62 | 6 |
| Murcia | 37.4 | 0.0 | 27 | 87 | 4 |