Weather in Malaga in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Malaga in March
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 56% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +25°C.
Is Malaga warm or cold in March?
Malaga is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +11°C to +12°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Malaga:
Water temperature in Malaga in March
Water in Malaga in March is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +17°C, with an average of +16°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +17°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Malaga in March?
Climate in Malaga in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +17°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +4°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +27°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 46 mm | 37 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +16°C | +17°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 68% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +17°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 42 mm to 46 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 12 to 14.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
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 increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Malaga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Malaga in March 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.