Very Dry and Windy
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during January 2022 in Malaga was 16.5 Celsius (62F), and that was 0.4 Celsius (<1 F) below normal for the time of year. It was the lowest average maximum for 11 years. The average minimum temperature was 10.0 Celsius (50F), and that was 0.7 Celsius (1 F) above normal for January.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 24.4 Celsius (76F) on the 31st, but there were only 2 other days with maxima above 20 Celsius (68F). On the 4th a high of 21.9 Celsius (72F) was recorded, and on the 9th the temperature reached 20.3 Celsius (69F). On most days (20) the temperature struggled to rise with maxima between 14 and 16 Celsius (57-61F). However, even though the maxima was below 15 Celsius (59F) on 7 occasions. The lowest maximum for the whole month was 14.3 Celsius (57F), and that occurred on the 1st. The coolest period was between the 12th and 28th. The temperature only rose above 16 Celsius (61F) once. On the 20th, a high of 16.5 Celsius (62F) was measured.
There were no especially mild nights during January, but a minimum of 14.9 Celsius (59F) occurred on the 27th, and there were 5 other nights with minima above 13 Celsius (55F). The mildest of these nights was the 14th with a low of 13.7 Celsius (57F), but 3 consecutive nights, beginning on the 22nd, had minima above 13 Celsius (55F). A further 8 nights had lows above 10 Celsius (50F). There were several cool nights, and on 8 occasions the temperature dipped below 8 Celsius (46F), including the last 3 nights of the month. Only 2 of these cooler nights had minima below 7 Celsius (45F). On the 3rd a minimum of 6.3 Celsius (44F) occurred, with 6.1 Celsius (43F) recorded on the 8th.
The sea temperature was around 14 or 15 Celsius (57-59F) throughout the month.
Rain
There were 5.4 millimetres (0.2 ins.) of rain during January. That was 9% of the monthly average. Since the end of May, less than 42 millimetres (1.7 ins.) of rain have fallen, and that’s less than 15% of the average for the 8 month period. In January, measurable rain fell on 6 days, which is 2 days below average for the time of year. The 2nd and 3rd both had measurable precipitation, but on both days it was not rain that fed the rain-gauge. On the 2nd, overnight fog produced 0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.) and a similar amount on the 3rd was produced by heavy dew. On the 4th, showery rain late in the afternoon gave 0.6 millimetres (0.03 ins.), and rain in the early hours of the 6th added 1.6 millimetres (0.06 ins.) to the monthly total. No heavy rain fell, and showers on the morning of the 13th only gave 0.4 millimetres (0.02 ins.) of rain. It then stayed dry until the 25th, when the last measurable rain of the month fell during the morning. Again the rain was mostly light, but it was the wettest day of the month with 2.4 millimetres (0.1 ins.) measured.
Thunder
No thunder was heard in this part of Malaga.
Wind
It was a windy month, and even windier than it was during December. There were 3 distinctive windy spells. The first was between the 4th and 6th, when persistent northwesterly winds produced gusts of 23 knots (26 mph) on each of the 3 days. Between the 9th and 14th, strong winds were initially from the northwest, but an east to southeasterly ‘levanter’ developed on the 11th, and during both the 13th and 14th winds gusted to 30 knots (34 mph). After a spell of lighter winds, albeit these mostly blowing from the cold sea, another ‘levanter’ developed on the 21st. It was unusually persistent and often accompanied by cloudy skies. On each day between the 22nd and 29th winds gusted to 20 knots (23 mph) or more. The 26th and 27th were particularly unpleasant days with a relentless wind regularly gusting above 25 knots (29 mph), and peaking at 32 knots (37 mph) on the 27th. The wind was much lighter on the 30th, and on the 31st the brisk northwesterly breeze was warm.
Fog
There was plenty of misty low cloud on the first 4 days of January, and on the 2nd patchy fog occurred in the morning and the first part of the afternoon. Fog was also observed overnight and until late morning on the 4th.
Statistics for January 2022
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 24.5 | 4.4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Malaga Harbour | 25.4 | 8.8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fuengirola | * | * | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Granada Airport | 20.6 | -4.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Almeria | 21.5 | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Seville | 21.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Cordoba | 20.2 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 22.9 | -0.7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Murcia | 24.6 | -0.3 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
*Data missing
Climatology for January
| Reporting Station | Extreme High Temp | Extreme Low Temp | Average Rain (mm) | Extreme Wettest day (mm) | Average Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 26.8 | -2.6 | 81 | 121 | 6 |
| Granada Airport | 24.6 | -14.3 | 41 | 36 | 6 |
| Almeria | 24.4 | 1.9 | 23 | 59 | 3 |
| Seville | 24.4 | -4.4 | 65 | 66 | 5 |
| Cordoba | 22.9 | -8.4 | 64 | 79 | 7 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 25.3 | -5.4 | 89 | 112 | 7 |
| Murcia | 25.8 | -7.5 | 25 | 76 | 3 |