Rather Dry and Mild
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during April 2026 in Malaga was 21.7 Celsius (71F), and that was 0.6 Celsius (>1F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 14.0 Celsius (57F), and that was 0.2 Celsius (<0.5F) above average for April.
The temperature reached 26.3 Celsius (79F) on the 2nd, and 25.1 Celsius (77F) occurred on the 14th. A further 4 days had maxima above 24 Celsius (75F), including highs of 24.7 Celsius (76F) on both the 16th and 20th. On most other days (18), highs ranged from 20 to 24 Celsius (68-75F), with 12 of those days having maxima between 20 and 22 Celsius (68-72F). There were 6 days with lower maxima, and 3 of these cooler days occurred during the first week of April. Only 2 days had highs below 19 Celsius (66F). The 4th had a maximum temperature of 18.8 Celsius (66F), and 15.6 Celsius (60F) was recorded on the 8th.
There were no particularly mild nights during April, but 17.3 Celsius (63F) occurred on the 28th, and the preceding night had a low of 17.1 Celsius (63F). Both the 11th and 12th had lows of 17.2 Celsius (63F). A further 7 nights had minima above 15 Celsius (59F). On most other nights, minima ranged from 12 to 15 Celsius (54-59F). There were 4 exceptions, all occurring during the first week of April. On 3 of the cooler nights, the temperature dipped below 10 Celsius (50F). Lows of 9.7 and 9.4 Celsius (49F) occurred on the 6th and 4th, respectively, but the 5th was the coolest night of the month with a minimum of 8.8 Celsius (48F).
The sea temperature was around 16 Celsius (61F) at first, but for most of the month it was 17 Celsius (63F), before rising to 18 or 19 Celsius (64-66F) during the last few days of April.
Rain
A total of 39.4 millimetres (1.55 ins.) of rain fell during April. This was 18% below the monthly average. Measurable rain fell on 7 days, and that was 1 day above average for the time of year. The first 6 days of the month were dry, but showers occurred early in the afternoon, with further showers late in the evening. The total rainfall for the day was 5.2 millimetres (0.2 ins.). Although the morning of the 8th started dry, for much of the day there was rain, heavy at times, leading to a total of 29.8 millimetres (1.17 ins.). A little rain occurred on each of the following 3 days, but daily falls did not exceed 0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.). It then remained dry until the 24th. Rain on the 24th was mostly light, with 1.6 millimetres (0.06 ins.) measured. The rain continued overnight, and after a dry morning, a little rain fell during the afternoon of the 25th. The total for the day was 2.2 millimetres (0.09 ins.), and that was the last rain during April.
Thunder
Thunder was heard on 2 days during April. There was a storm late in the evening on the 7th, with a distant thunderstorm later in the evening on the 10th.
Hail
No hail was observed at this site during April.
Wind
Winds during April were predominantly from the northwest, but on about a third of the days, east to southeasterly winds from the sea were dominant, and during the last week of April, there were 3 days when brisk south to southwesterly winds occurred during the afternoons. Winds were mainly gentle or moderate in strength, with only 4 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph). The second week of the month was the windiest period, with gusts exceeding 20 knots (23 mph) on 3 days. However, the highest gust for the month was only 23 knots (26 mph). This occurred on the 13th.
Fog
No fog was observed in this part of west Malaga.
Statistics for April 2026
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 27.0 | 7.6 | 54 | 39 | 3 |
| Malaga Harbour | 26.7 | 11.8 | 46 | 32 | 4 |
| Fuengirola | * | * | * | * | * |
| Granada Airport | 30.1 | 2.7 | 42 | 13 | 6 |
| Almeria | 30.9 | 9.8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Seville | 32.4 | 8.0 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
| Cordoba | 31.0 | 3.3 | 49 | 17 | 6 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 31.3 | 4.9 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| Murcia | 30.4 | 6.4 | 20 | 18 4 |
- *Data missing
- Climatology for April
| Reporting Station | Extreme High Temp | Extreme Low Temp | Average Rain (mm) | Extreme Wettest day (mm) | Average Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 34.3 | 2.8 | 41 | 47 | 5 |
| Granada Airport | 32.7 | -8.0 | 38 | 35 | 7 |
| Almeria | 32.1 | 5.3 | 20 | 47 | 3 |
| Seville | 36.9 | 1.0 | 57 | 72 | 7 |
| Cordoba | 38.8 | -0.2 | 61 | 61 | 8 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 36.7 | -2.0 | 54 | 62 | 6 |
| Murcia | 37.4 | 0.0 | 27 | 87 | 4 |