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Costa del Sol - WeatherCosta del Sol - Weather
The Costa del Sol has one of the world’s best climates and
more than 325 days of sunshine a year. Seasonal weather is described
below.
Spring
Spring is generally pleasant with average temperatures of around 20º C to 24º C (68º F to 75º F) during the day. April, May and June are often the best months. Rainfall is occasional and it usually doesn’t rain after the end of May.
Summer
Summer is warm and sunny. The temperature rises in July and August, when it’s often over 30º C (86º F). Note that some areas of the Costa del Sol are often several degrees warmer, particularly when the hot dry wind (known as terral) blows from the north. Areas most likely to be affected by this wind, which can blow for several days at a time, are valleys such as Fuengirola, Benalmadena and Malaga city. It rarely rains in summer.
Autumn
Autumn is warm and sunny, although rainfall can be frequent and is sometimes torrential. September and October are usually pleasant months.
Winter
The lowest temperature is usually 12º C (54º F), although in an exceptional year it may fall lower and very occasionally there’s snow on the highest mountains. (In winter 2003 there was a sprinkling of snow on daytime temperatures may be high, you need some form of domestic heating. Rainfall can be frequent and is often torrential, although bad weather rarely lasts for more than three or four days at a time.
Wind
The Costa del Sol can be a very windy place, particularly the western end around Estepona and Sotogrande. Prevailing winds, from the Atlantic 8known as poniente) and from the Mediterranean (levante), can be strong and usually blow for several days at a time. The Levante is dry in winter and humid in summer, and the poniente, humid in winter and refreshingly cool in summer. Levante storms in winter often cause severe damage along the sea front. The wind from the north, known as terral, is dry and cold in winter, and dry and scorching in summer. Occasionally the wind blows from the south in the summer (siroco), bringing sand from the Sahara desert.
The west
The area around Sotogrande and Estepona is generally wetter and windier than the rest of the Costa del Sol, as this area is directly influenced by weather on the Strait of Gibraltar. Not far inland from Estepona is Grazalema, Spain’s wettest place.
The East
The area from Malaga eastwards is generally warmer throughout the year than the rest of the Costa del Sol because the Atlantic breezes don’t reach the area. This is an advantage in winter, but not in the summer. Malaga itself can be particulary hot in July and August.
Inland
All towns and villages away from the coast are colder in winter
and hotter in summer. The difference can be more than 5ºC
(9ºF). In mountain villages, frosts are common in the winter.