A dry month with temperatures close to average. Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during September 2006 in Malaga was 27 Celsius (81F), and the average minimum was 20 Celsius (68F). This was very close to the long-term average, but with days slightly cooler than normal compensated by nights being slightly warmer than normal.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 31 Celsius (88F) on the 25th, and the only other day when the temperature rose above 30 Celsius (86F) was the 8th. Most days had maximum temperatures in the range 27 to 29 Celsius (81-84F), but from the 17th to 19th values were 25 Celsius (77F) or lower, and on the 27th the temperatures only reached 23 Celsius (73F), the coolest day of the month..
The nights were warm early in September, and on the first 11 nights of the month minimum temperatures remained above 20 Celsius. The warmest nights were the 4th and 5th with minima of 24 Celsius (75F). Some of the coolest nights occurred around the middle of the month with minima typically 18 or 19 Celsius (64-66F), and around dawn on the 19th the temperature fell to 17 Celsius (63F), the coolest night of the month.
Sea temperatures were around 22 or 23 Celsius (72-73F) early in the month, falling to 20 Celsius (68F) for a while after the 12th, but recovering to 21 Celsius (70F) in the last week.
Rain
September is often a dry month in Malaga and this year was no exception. There was some rain in a week of unsettled weather that commenced on the 12th but amounts were small and the total for the month was less than 5 mm (0.2 inches). Even several hours of thunderstorms early on the 12th failed to produce more than the odd localised downpour on the Costa del Sol.
