Málaga Weather in January
Málaga in January
The short of it: Málaga in January averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 69 mm · daylight 9 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Málaga an average January high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 69 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Málaga: highs scarcely reach 17°, nights fall to 7°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 54 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Málaga runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Rincón de la Victoria, 13 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Málaga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de la VictoriaAndalusia | 13 km E | 16° | 7° | 65 mm |
| TorremolinosAndalusia | 13 km SSW | 16° | 8° | 72 mm |
| Alhaurín de la TorreAndalusia | 14 km WSW | 15° | 6° | 74 mm |
| ValdésAndalusia | 16 km ENE | 16° | 6° | 63 mm |
| Arroyo de la MielAndalusia | 17 km SW | 16° | 7° | 73 mm |
| CártamaAndalusia | 19 km W | 17° | 7° | 70 mm |
| BenalmádenaAndalusia | 19 km SW | 15° | 6° | 75 mm |
| MijasAndalusia | 24 km SW | 14° | 5° | 78 mm |