Weather in Malaga – September 2018

The average maximum temperature during September 2018 in Malaga was 28.3 Celsius (83F), and that was 1.3 Celsius (2F) above normal for the time of year.  The average minimum temperature was 21.7 Celsius (71F), and that was also 1.5 Celsius (2.5F) above normal for September. It was the warmest September in west Malaga since records began in 2005.

The highest temperature recorded during the month was  32.8 Celsius (91F) on the 24th, but there were a further 5 days with highs above 30 Celsius (86F), including a maximum of  31.8 Celsius (89F) on the 6th. On most days (17) the temperature rose to between 27 and 30 Celsius (81-86F), but there were a few cooler days. However, there were only 3 occasions when the temperature failed to reach 26 Celsius (79F). The high on the 28th was 25.6 Celsius (78F), but on both the 8th and 13th a maximum of 23.8 Celsius (75F) was recorded.

There were many warm and humid nights during September. On both the 1st and 26th minima of 23.8 Celsius (75F) were measured, and there were 4 more nights when the temperature remained above 23 Celsius (73F). On most nights the temperature fell to between 20 and 23 Celsius (68-73F), but there were 3 nights when the minimum was below 20 Celsius (68F). On the 29th a low of 19.9 Celsius (68F) was recorded, but the coolest nights of the month were the 10th and 23rd with lows of 19.8 Celsius (68F).

The sea temperature remained between 24 and 25 Celsius (75-77F) throughout the month.

There were 6.1 millimetres (0.24 ins.) of rain during September, and this was only around 20% of the average for the month. Rain fell on 2 days, and that was 1 day below the monthly average. The first measurable rain since May 29th fell on the 8th. Showers, heavy at times in the afternoon, produced 5.1 millimetres (0.2 ins.) of rain. A sharp afternoon  shower on the following afternoon gave another millimetre (0.04 ins.) of rain. There was a shower late evening on the 15th, but rain was not measurable, and the remainder of the month stayed dry.

Thunder

One of the showers on the afternoon of the 8th developed into a thunderstorm which rumbled on for about half an hour.

There are ongoing problems with the anemometer at the weather site, but the direction was mostly the usual southeast or northwest, with northwesterly land breezes occurring overnight and during mornings, with southeasterly sea breezes blowing on many afternoons and early evenings. Overall, the sea breezes were more prominent during the second half of September. No gusts above 20 knots (23 mph), however, this could have been because of the faulty measuring equipment. The highest gust was 19 knots (22 mph) recorded on both the    9th and 15th.

There was mist and patchy sea fog observed through much of the day on the 13th.

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Malaga Airport	34.2	18.4	9	6	4
Granada Airport	38.5	12.8	65	25	7
Almeria	36.0*	18.3	24	17	5
Seville	39.0	18.0	25	20	2
Cordoba	41.0	16.7	18	7	5
Jerez de la Frontera	39.5	15.1	1	1	1
Murcia	35.9	16.4	35	18	6

*Equal highest on record for September

Climatology for September

Reporting Station	Extreme High Temp	Extreme Low Temp	Average Rain (mm)	Extreme Wettest day (mm)	Average Rain days
Malaga Airport	40.0	10.2	16	313	2
Granada Airport	43.1	3.6	16	35	2
Almeria	36.0	12.6	12	98	1
Seville	44.8	8.6	23	69	2
Cordoba	45.4	6.0	24	66	2
Jerez de la Frontera	44.6	7.0	22	95	2
Murcia	44.6	9.6	27	61	2