Changeable and Rather Wet
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during January 2026 in Malaga was 16.7 Celsius (62F), and that was 0.3 Celsius (<1F) below normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 10.0 Celsius (50F), and that was 0.5 Celsius (<1F) above average for January.
There were no particularly warm days during January, but the temperature reached 21.7 Celsius (71F) on the 30th. The only other day when the maximum exceeded 20 Celsius (68F) was on the 26th, when 20.3 Celsius (69F) was recorded. On most other days (23), the maximum temperature ranged from 15 to 19 Celsius (59-66F). A high of 19.7 Celsius (67F) occurred on the 29th, but the 5 remaining maxima were lower. On 4 of these cool days, the temperature failed to reach 14 Celsius (57F). The lowest maxima occurred on the 6th and 24th, with highs of 12.2 and 13.3 Celsius (54 and 56F) respectively.
No especially mild nights occurred during January. A low of 14.3 Celsius (58F) occurred on the 30th and 14.0 Celsius (57F) was recorded on the 29th. The 31st, with a low of 13.4 Celsius (56F), was the only other night when the temperature stayed above 13.0 Celsius (55F). On 15 nights, the minimum ranged from 10 to 13 Celsius (50-55F), with 13 nights having minima below 10 Celsius (50F). All of these cooler nights occurred between the 6th and 24th, and although 6 nights had lows above 8 Celsius (46F), there were 3 nights with minima below 6 Celsius (43F). Lows of 5.8 and 5.6 Celsius (42F) were recorded on the 6th and 18th, respectively, but the coolest night of the month was the 7th with a minimum temperature of 5.2 Celsius (41F).
The sea temperature was 14 or 15 Celsius (57-59F) throughout the month.
Rain
A total of 68.0 millimetres (2.7 ins.) of rain fell during January. This was 32% above the monthly average. Measurable rain fell on 14 days, and that was 7 days above average for the time of year. For the second consecutive month, ‘rain days’ were at a record high. In fact, it was a very unusual month across much of Spain, with a succession of Atlantic weather systems crossing the country, bringing much cloud, wind and plenty of rain, with hill snow. The weather patterns were more reminiscent of northwest Europe. Orographic enhancement of rainfall was very noticeable, and at Grazalema, less than 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Malaga, a new monthly rainfall record was set. The previous record dated back to 1970, but during January 2026, an incredible 1277 millimetres (50 ins.) of rain were recorded, including 968 millimetres (38 ins.) in just 9 days, commencing on the 21st. The highest daily total was 242 millimetres (9.5 ins.) on the 29th, and a further 5 days had daily totals exceeding 100 millimetres (3.9 ins.). No wonder that Grazalema claims to be the wettest inhabited village in Spain! Back in west Malaga, the month began wet, but a mere 2.8 millimetres (0.11 ins.) of rain were measured. Light rain fell on the 3rd, but rain fell for much of the day on the 4th, and further heavy rain fell during the morning of the 5th. Totals were 15.6 (0.61 ins.) and 13.2 (0.52 ins.) respectively. A light shower occurred on the evening of the 7th, but the following 8 days were dry. After mid-month, it stayed generally unsettled, and 3 consecutive dry days occurred only once (between the 18th and 20th inclusive). Much of the rain was light, but 14.4 millimetres (0.57 ins.) were measured on the 23rd, and 10.6 millimetres (0.42 ins.) occurred on the morning of the 28th. Even when it was not raining, the weather was unusually cloudy for southern Spain, although the last day of the month was an exception. It was dry and sunny.
Thunder
Thunder was heard on 1 day during January. A storm developed inland late in the afternoon on the 5th.
Hail
Several hailstorms were reported across Andalucia during January, and, unusually, there was small hail at this site early in the afternoon on the 5th.
Wind
Winds during January were predominantly from the northwest, but west or southwesterly winds blew at times, especially during the last week of the month, and both the 1st and 4th had east to southeasterly winds dominant. There were 15 days when gusts of 20 knots (23 mph) or more occurred, of which 7 of these gusty days occurred during the first 10 days of the month. On the 4th, the east-southeasterly wind was strong all day, and the peak gust of 42 knots (48 mph) was just short of gale force. The end of the month was also windy, with 4 out of the last 5 days having gusts above 20 knots (23 mph).
Fog
No fog was observed in this part of west Malaga.
Statistics for January 2026
| Reporting Station | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Malaga Airport | 23.4 | 3.4 | 93 | 35 | 15 |
| Malaga Harbour | 21.8 | 6.4 | * | * | * |
| Fuengirola | * | * | * | * | * |
| Granada Airport | 19.1 | -5.1 | 132 | 10 | 17 |
| Almeria | 20.0 | 6.4 | 52 | 23 | 7 |
| Seville | 18.6 | 1.3 | 124 | 29 | 14 |
| Cordoba | 16.9 | -3.8 | 158 | 33 | 16 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 18.7 | -0.9 | 213 | 52 | 18 |
| Murcia | 22.9 | 2.2 | 37 | 26 | 10 |
- * Data missing or unreliable
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 | 25.7 | -14.3 | 41 | 36 | 6 |
| Almeria | 25.7 | 1.9 | 23 | 59 | 3 |
| Seville | 24.4 | -4.4 | 65 | 66 | 5 |
| Cordoba | 23.5 | -9.4 | 64 | 79 | 7 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 25.3 | -5.4 | 89 | 112 | 7 |
| Murcia | 28.2 | -7.5 | 25 | 76 | 3 |