Weather in Malaga – June 2020

The average maximum temperature during June 2020 in Malaga was 26.8 Celsius (80F), and that was 0.2 Celsius (<0.5F) below normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 19.3 Celsius (67F), and that was 0.1 Celsius (<0.2F) above normal for June.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was  32.8 Celsius (91F) on the 15th, and there were only 2 other days when the temperature rose above 30 Celsius (86F). The 3rd had a maximum of 31.4 Celsius (88F)), and a high of 31.8  Celsius (89F) on the 16th. On most other days (17) the temperature rose to between 25 and 30 Celsius (77-86F), but there were several somewhat cooler days. Although the temperature failed to rise above 24 Celsius (75F) on 7 days, only 2 days had maxima below 23 Celsius (73F). On both the 2nd and 21st the maximum temperature was 22.9 Celsius (73F).

There were no exceptionally warm nights during June, but the minimum temperature on the 16th was 22.4 Celsius (72F), and on 12 other nights the temperature remained above 20 Celsius (68F), including 8 out of the last 9 nights of the month. Unsurprisingly, the coolest nights occurred early in the month, and on the 1st a minimum of 15.5 Celsius (60F) was measured. The 2nd and 3rd, along with the 13th and 18th, also had minimum temperatures below 17 Celsius (63F), with the lowest of these, 16.1 Celsius (61F),  occurring on the 2nd.

The sea temperature, around 21 Celsius (70F) at the beginning of June, soon dipped to 15 or 16 Celsius (60F), and the recovery was slow. Values of 17 or 18 Celsius (63-64F) were recorded around mid month,  with 19 Celsius (66F) at the beginning of the last week of June. However, in the last few days of the month the sea temperature rose to 21 or 22 Celsius (70-72F).

There were 0.8 millimetres (0.03 ins.) of rain during June. This was 45%  of the monthly average, but it was the first measurable rain in June for 6 years. It only rained on 1 day, and that was on the 4th, when some showery bursts of rain occurred in the middle of the afternoon.

Thunder

There was no thunder heard in west Malaga during June.

The pattern of winds was fairly typical for June. On many days there was a gentle or moderate northwesterly land breeze until late morning, followed by light5 or gentle southeasterly sea breezes until evening. On a few days, the northwesterly wind gave way to a moderate or fresh southwesterly wind during the afternoon. On these days, it was most unpleasant on the beach with sand being lifted. There were 2 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph), and the gust of 24 knots (28 mph) on the 18th was the highest recorded in June for 8 years. Interestingly, the low sea temperatures for much of the month meant that sea breezes were decidedly chilly, and on several days (8) the highest temperature of the day did not occur until after 7 pm when the land breeze returned.

No fog was observed in west Malaga during June, but the morning of the 18th was very misty for a while.

Statistics for June 2020

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	34.3	14.2	2	2	1
Malaga Harbour	33.2	17.6	*	*	*
Fuengirola	30.8	16.9	0.1	0.1	0
Granada Airport	39.5	9.3	9	7	2
Almeria	36.3	14.0	0.7	0.7	1
Seville	*	*	1	1	1
Cordoba	40.8	12.5	Trace	0	0
Jerez de la Frontera	37.9	10.2	12	10	2
Murcia	37.0	15.8	11	3	6