Weather in Malaga in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Malaga;
Average weather
Average temperature in Malaga in January
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +3°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +16°C.
Is Malaga warm or cold in January?
Malaga is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Malaga, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Malaga in January
Water in Malaga in January is Fresh. It varies from +15°C to +17°C, with an average of +16°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +15°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Malaga in January?
Climate in Malaga in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +2°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +25°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 56 mm | 56 mm | 42 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +16°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 70% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +15°C. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 56 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 13 to 14.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 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 increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Malaga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Malaga in January 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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Monthly weather in Malaga
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.