Weather in Malaga in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Malaga;
Average weather
Average temperature in Malaga in August
Going from a maximum of +33°C during the day to a minimum of +20°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 46% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +26°C.
Is Malaga warm or cold in August?
Malaga is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +22°C to +22°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is the hottest month in Malaga, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Malaga in August
Water in Malaga in August is Comfortable. It varies from +22°C to +25°C, with an average of +23°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +27°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Malaga in August?
Climate in Malaga in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +18°C | +14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +42°C | +42°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 5 mm | 20 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 60% | 62% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 27 | 24 | 19 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +27°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 5 mm. Humidity rises from 60% to 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 27 sunny days in July to 24 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Malaga is gradually decreasing during August, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last August in Malaga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Malaga in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+19°C) and the highest in 2022 (+24°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 215 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 768 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Malaga, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.