Weather in Malaga during October 2007
A dry and warm month.
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during October 2007 in Malaga was 24 Celsius (75F), and that was about 1 degree Celsius (1.8F) above average for the month. The average minimum was 17 Celsius (63F), around 2 degrees above normal, but probably indicative of the increased urbanisation of the area.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 29 Celsius (84F) on the 22nd, but there were no other days with maxima exceeding 27 Celsius (81F). On the 24th and 27th, the temperature failed to rise above 21 Celsius (70F), but on 14 occasions the daily high was either 24 or 25 Celsius (75-77F).
There were no outstandingly warm nights during October with the highest minimum, 21 Celsius (70F) , occurring on the 15th. There was only 1 further night when the minimum exceeded 20 Celsius (68F). On 3 nights the minimum temperature was below 15 Celsius (59F), with the low of 14 Celsius (57F) on the 26th, a fraction of a degree below the minima recorded on the 24th and 28th.
Sea temperatures were around 23 Celsius (73F) at first, slowly falling to 22 Celsius (72F) by the end of the third week, but falling to 20 Celsius (68F) after the heavy rain on the 24th.
Rain
Rain fell on 6 days during October, and that was 50% more frequent than normal. However, heavy rain only fell on 2 days. The total for the month was nearly 16 millimetres (0.6 inches), about 70% below average for October. Nearly 3 millimetres of rain fell on the 3rd, but the heaviest rain occurred on the 24th when more than 11 millimetres fell. At Malaga Airport 18 millimetres was measured, including 10 millimetres between 2pm and 8pm.
Thunder
Thunder was heard on 4 days. Firstly, late on the evening of the 2nd, with these storms rumbling on into the early hours of the 3rd. Further thunderstorms occurred before dawn on the 16th, and finally there were the storms on the 24th that occurred on and off through much of the evening.
Wind
Winds were generally light or gentle throughout the month but on both the 22nd and 23rd a moderate or fresh northwesterly persisted for much of the day and night. and helped considerably in producing the 2 warmest days of O[ctober. The usual pattern was a light northwesterly wind during the morning, becoming a light or gently southeasterly during the afternoon, falling flat calm for the evening and much of the night. However, during the last 10 days of the month the northwest wind was more dominant with afternoon breezes mainly light and variable rather than southeasterly.
The average maximum temperature during October 2007 in Malaga was 24 Celsius (75F), and that was about 1 degree Celsius (1.8F) above average for the month. The average minimum was 17 Celsius (63F), around 2 degrees above normal, but probably indicative of the increased urbanisation of the area.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 29 Celsius (84F) on the 22nd, but there were no other days with maxima exceeding 27 Celsius (81F). On the 24th and 27th, the temperature failed to rise above 21 Celsius (70F), but on 14 occasions the daily high was either 24 or 25 Celsius (75-77F).
There were no outstandingly warm nights during October with the highest minimum, 21 Celsius (70F) , occurring on the 15th. There was only 1 further night when the minimum exceeded 20 Celsius (68F). On 3 nights the minimum temperature was below 15 Celsius (59F), with the low of 14 Celsius (57F) on the 26th, a fraction of a degree below the minima recorded on the 24th and 28th.
Sea temperatures were around 23 Celsius (73F) at first, slowly falling to 22 Celsius (72F) by the end of the third week, but falling to 20 Celsius (68F) after the heavy rain on the 24th.
Rain
Rain fell on 6 days during October, and that was 50% more frequent than normal. However, heavy rain only fell on 2 days. The total for the month was nearly 16 millimetres (0.6 inches), about 70% below average for October. Nearly 3 millimetres of rain fell on the 3rd, but the heaviest rain occurred on the 24th when more than 11 millimetres fell. At Malaga Airport 18 millimetres was measured, including 10 millimetres between 2pm and 8pm.
Thunder
Thunder was heard on 4 days. Firstly, late on the evening of the 2nd, with these storms rumbling on into the early hours of the 3rd. Further thunderstorms occurred before dawn on the 16th, and finally there were the storms on the 24th that occurred on and off through much of the evening.
Wind
Winds were generally light or gentle throughout the month but on both the 22nd and 23rd a moderate or fresh northwesterly persisted for much of the day and night. and helped considerably in producing the 2 warmest days of O[ctober. The usual pattern was a light northwesterly wind during the morning, becoming a light or gently southeasterly during the afternoon, falling flat calm for the evening and much of the night. However, during the last 10 days of the month the northwest wind was more dominant with afternoon breezes mainly light and variable rather than southeasterly.