Benalmádena in October
Around 20.5 °C by day, sea 20.2 °C. Warm enough to swim. Quieter than the peak: 3 out of 5 against 5.
October in Benalmádena is 20.5 °C by day and 20.2 °C in the sea. Swimming is still possible, and load has fallen from the summer 5 to 3 out of 5.
Benalmádena is one of three neighbouring towns west of Málaga that look like one from the road. The difference between them is real and it is in the figures. Foreign residents are 29.2% here against 21.9% in Torremolinos, there are 3 international schools, and the square metre is €3,779 on the ministry's appraisal. The winter score is 4 out of 5: the town works all year, though part of what is by the sea closes for the winter. The train to Málaga and the airport takes 15 minutes.
Towns nearby in October
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benalmádena | 20.5 | 20.2 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3 779appraised |
| Torre del Mar | 20.5 | 20.4 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1 581asking |
| Torrox | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 2 000asking |
| Nerja | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2 450asking |
| Alhaurín de la Torre | 20.5 | 20.2 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 2 736appraised |
| Vélez-Málaga | 20.5 | 20.4 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2 745appraised |
| Málaga | 20.5 | 20.2 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3 283appraised |
| Mijas | 20.5 | 20.2 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3 339appraised |
The winter column is a 1-to-5 score: how many cafés, hotels and shops run in January compared with the best month of the year. Where a village has no government figure of its own, it is our estimate. Tourists never notice; anyone who moved does.
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 43 rainy days a year, 70% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.