Weather in Malaga – November 2015

The average maximum temperature during November 2015 in Malaga was 21.4 Celsius (70F), and that was 1.9 Celsius (3.5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 13.1 Celsius (55F), and that was 0.3 Celsius (<1F) above the normal November value.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 24.9 Celsius (77F) on both the 16th and 26th. On each day during the first half of the month maximum temperatures were between 21 and 24 Celsius (70-75F), with the exception of the 14th when a high of 20.5 Celsius (69F) was recorded. After mid month, there were only 7 days with maxima exceeding 21 Celsius (70F), and that’s including the 2 warmest days of the month. The coolest days were confined to the end of the month with 5 out of the last 9 days having maxima under 20 Celsius (68F). There was only 1 day when the temperature stayed below 18 Celsius (64F), and that was the 22nd when a high of 17.1 Celsius (63F) was logged.

There were no particularly  warm nights during November, but on 7 nights minima were above 15 Celsius (59F). All of these mild nights occurred before mid month and included 2 nights with lows above 16 Celsius (61F). The mildest night was the 4th with a minimum of  16.7 Celsius (62F). Before mid month, all minima were above 13 Celsius (55F), but after mid month, there were only 3 nights when the temperature remained above 13 Celsius (55F). On 4 nights the temperature dipped below 10 Celsius (50F), with all these cooler nights occurring after the 22nd. On 3 of these nights, minima were between 9 and 10 Celsius (48-50F), but around dawn on the 24th a low of 6.8 Celsius (44F) occurred, at the end of the coolest night of the month.

The sea temperature held up well for most of the month with daily values between 18 and 19 Celsius (64-66F), but late in November the sea cooled to between 15 and 16 Celsius (59-61F).

There were 36.4 millimetres (1.4 ins.) of rain measured during November and that was around 40% of the average. Significant rain (0.2 millimetres (0.01 ins.) or more) fell on just 3 days and that was 5 days below average for the month. All the rain occurred during the first 3 days of November with the 1st being the wettest day. A total of 25.7 millimetres (1 in.) was measured with all of the rain falling mid to late evening. light showers on the following evening produced 0.3 millimetres (0.01 ins.) of rain, with outbreaks of rain on the morning of the 3rd accounting for the final 10.4 millimetres (0.4 ins.) of the monthly total.

There was 1 thunderstorm in west Malaga during November, and that occurred for over 2 hours on the evening of the 1st and was accompanied by an impressive display of forked lightning.

On most days during the first 3 weeks, there was the usual balance between light northwesterly land breezes overnight and during the mornings, and light or gentle east to southeasterly sea breezes during the afternoons and evenings. However, during the unsettled interlude at the very beginning of the month winds were predominantly from the east or southeast. During the last 10 days of the month northwesterly winds were dominant both day and night, and were quite brisk at times, although a return to lighter, more variable, winds returned on the 29th and 30th. There were 7 days when gusts exceeded 20 knots (23 mph), with most of the breezier days occurring fairly late in the month. However, the highest gust, 30 knots (34 mph), occurred in association with the thunderstorm on the 1st.

There was some patchy fog early on the morning of the 6th.

Statistics for November 2015

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	25.2	5.5	44	26	3
Granada Airport	26.6	-5.1	25	21	4
Almeria	25.5	6.7	5	4	3
Seville	27.1	3.4	51	22	3
Cordoba	27.6	-0.7	51	27	4
Jerez de la Frontera	27.8	1.2	20	15	5
Murcia	28.0	1.4	17	16	2

Climatology for November

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	30.4	1.4	95	164	5
Granada Airport	27.4	-6.4	48	40	6
Almeria	30.5	4.4	28	63	3
Seville	31.2	-1.2	84	109	6
Cordoba	29.7	-3.6	85	154	6
Jerez de la Frontera	30.8	-1.0	86	74	7
Murcia	30.6	-1.0	32	99	4