Windy and Rather Cool
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during February 2023 in Malaga was 16.9 Celsius (63F), and that was 0.4 Celsius (<1F) below normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 9.4 Celsius (49F), and that was 0.7 Celsius (>1 F) above normal for February.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 21.2 Celsius (70F) on the 23rd, but only 2 other days had maxima above 19 Celsius (66F). On the 20th, a high of 20.1 Celsius (68F) was recorded, with 19.6 Celsius (67F) occurring on the 22nd. On many days (14) maxima were between 16 and 19 Celsius (61-66F), with a further 4 days having highs of 15.9 Celsius (61F). The coolest weather was early in the month, and the 5 days with maxima below 15 Celsius (59F) all occurred between the 7th and 11th. Only 2 days had maxima below 14.8 Celsius (59F). On the 7th, a high of 14.7 Celsius (59F) occurred, but the coolest day of the month was on the 10th when 13.8 Celsius (57F) was measured.
No exceptionally mild nights occurred during February, but on the 9th a minimum of 13.6 Celsius (56F) occurred, with 13.2 Celsius (55F) and 13.4 Celsius (56F) occurring on the 11th and 18th respectively. The only other minimum above 12 Celsius (54F) was on the 10th when 12.8 Celsius (55F) was recorded. Between the 8th and 24th, all minimum temperatures were above 9 Celsius (48F). Between the 1st and 7th, all minima were below 9 Celsius (48F), and 3 out of the last 4 nights of the month had lows under 9 Celsius (48F). However, the lowest temperature on the final nights of the month was only 6.9 Celsius (45F), whereas each of the first 6 nights of the month had minima below that value, with 2 nights having lows under 5 Celsius (41F). On the 5th, the temperature fell to 4.6 Celsius (40F), but the first night of the month was the coldest with a low of 4.3 Celsius (40F).
The sea temperature was mostly around 14 or 15 Celsius (57-59F), but occasionally peaked at 16 Celsius (61F) during the second half of February.
Rain
There were 43.8 millimetres (1.7 ins.) of rain during February. This was only 5% below the monthly average. Rain fell on 4 days, and that was 3 days below normal for the month. The first 6 days of the month were dry, but on the 7th, rain fell for much of the day, and it was heavy at times. A total of 29.2 millimetres (1.15 ins.) was recorded, and rain, still occasionally heavy, continued until the following afternoon. The total for the 8th was 13.4 millimetres (0.53 ins.). The only other measurable rain was on the 17th, when showery rain in the afternoon gave 0.4 millimetres (0.02 ins.); and on the 25th, when early morning rain gave 0.8 millimetres (0.03 ins.).
Thunder
There was only 1 day of thunder during February, which produced just 1 rumble of thunder. That occurred late in the afternoon on the 7th.
Wind
February was often windy with a particularly harsh levanter causing much salt damage to coastal shrubs and trees. The first 6 days of the month saw the usual run of moderate northwesterly winds blowing, but overnight on the 6th the wind became east-southeasterly and increased to fresh, occasionally strong. Gusts of 32 knots (37 mph) occurred in the evening of the 7th, accompanied by a temperature of just 9 Celsius (48F). The unusually prolonged levanter gave gusts of 36 knots (41 mph) on both the 8th and 9th, but it became far worse on the 10th. Gale force 8 winds blew through much of the day, and the gusts of 50 knots (57 mph) that occurred in the evening were the highest for February since records began in 2005. The previous record was 49 knots (56 mph) in 2010. A gust of 47 knots (54 mph) occurred in the early hours of the 11th, with strong to gale force winds persisting through the day. The following 3 days stayed quite windy with gusts frequently exceeding 20 knots (23 mph). However, the levanter weakened, and on the 17th, northwesterly winds dominated. Even so, the east-southeasterlies returned for the 17th and 18th, with a gust of 37 knots (42 mph) recorded on the 17th. Most of the remainder of the month had northwesterly winds, these quite brisk at times, with a gust of 26 knots (30 mph) measured on the 27th.
Fog
No fog was observed in this part of Malaga.
Statistics for February 2023
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 22.1 | 1.8 | 57 | 28 | 4 |
| Malaga Harbour | 21.5 | 7.6 | 46 | 23 | 4 |
| Fuengirola | 22.6 | 7.9 | 131 | 69 | 6 |
| Granada Airport | 23.7 | -4.8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Almeria | 22.2 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Seville | 22.4 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cordoba | 23.5 | -2.3 | 39 | 39 | 3 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 22.6 | -0.9 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Murcia | 24.3 | -1.1 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Climatology for February
| Reporting Station | Extreme High Temp | Extreme Low Temp | Average Rain (mm) | Extreme Wettest day (mm) | Average Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 30.0 | -3.9 | 55 | 151 | 5 |
| Granada Airport | 26.2 | -10.0 | 38 | 35 | 6 |
| Almeria | 25.7 | 0.2 | 21 | 51 | 3 |
| Seville | 28.0 | -5.5 | 54 | 68 | 6 |
| Cordoba | 27.0 | -5.8 | 53 | 61 | 6 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 29.0 | -5.0 | 60 | 77 | 7 |
| Murcia | 29.4 | -3.9 | 28 | 68 | 3 |