Weather in Malaga – July 2018

The average maximum temperature during July 2018 in Malaga was 30.2 Celsius (86F), and that was 0.8 Celsius (1.5F) above normal for the time of year.  The average minimum temperature was 20.7 Celsius (69F), and that was 1.1 Celsius (2F) below normal for July.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was  36.8 Celsius (98F) on the 20th, but there were 4 other days when the temperature exceeded 35 Celsius (95F), but there were only 10 other days when the temperature exceeded 30 Celsius (86F).On many days (15) the temperature rose to between 25 and 30 Celsius (77-86F), but there was 1 cooler day, and that was the 24th when the temperature only reached 24.7 Celsius (76F).

There were no exceptionally warm nights during July, but on 2 occasions the temperature stayed above 23 Celsius (73F). On the 11th, a minimum of 23.8 Celsius (75F) was recorded, but the warmest night of the month was the 29th with a low of 25.9 Celsius (79F). On most nights (16) the temperature fell to  between 20 and 22 Celsius (68-72F), but there were several rather cool nights. There were 10 nights when the temperature dipped below 20 Celsius (68F), including 3 with minima below 19 Celsius (66F). The coolest night was the 17th when a low of 17.9 Celsius (64F) was measured.

The sea temperature fluctuated during July, often in a short space of time. On many days a value near 22 or 23 Celsius (72-73F) was recorded, but on a few days, particularly during the first week, and again around mid month, the sea temperature fell to 18 or 19 Celsius (64-66F). By way of contrast, during the last week of July values of 24 Celsius (75F) occurred.

No rain fell in west Malaga during July, and it was also even sunnier than normal. On 14 days, there were no clouds whatsoever,  with very little cloud observed on a further 9 days.

Thunder

No thunder was heard in Malaga during July.

Northwesterly winds dominated on 20 days during July, but with sea breezes from either the southeast or southwest occurring on most afternoons. Breezes were mostly light or gentle, but with the occasional brisker southwesterly wind blowing along the beach. The highest gust was 20 knots (23 mph) from the northwest on one of the hotter days, the 30th.

There was no fog observed in  west Malaga during July, although misty low cloud was observed on the morning of the 23rd.

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	39.9	18.3	0	0	0
Granada Airport	43.0	12.2	0	0	0
Almeria	36.3	17.2	0	0	0
Seville	39.1	16.1	0	0	0
Cordoba	40.5	16.3	0	0	0
Jerez de la Frontera	38.6	12.8	0	0	0
Murcia	40.7	20.2	0	0	0

Climatology for July

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	44.2	10.0	2	22	<1
Granada Airport	45.7	6.4	4	24	<1
Almeria	41.2	12.0	1	9	<1
Seville	46.6	11.4	2	47	1
Cordoba	46.9	11.0	3	23	1
Jerez de la Frontera	44.7	9.8	2	31	<1
Murcia	45.7	13.0	5	11	<1