Málaga in January

January in Málaga is 13 °C by day, sea at 15.6 °C. Load is 2 out of 5 — the year's low, shared with February. The English article on the city calls Málaga's winter the mildest of any European city above half a million residents. AEMETAEMETSpain's state meteorological agency. It runs the weather stations and publishes the climate norms.Why it matters. Our sunshine hours and winter temperatures come from observations, not from resort marketing. The gap between the two can be several degrees.'s normals for the airport put the average daily maximum from December to February at about 17 °C.

For someone moving, January is useful because it is the month without scenery. In summer Málaga is a beach and a terrace; in January you see the city: 597,173 residents, a metro, a port, a hospital 6 minutes away, 6 international schools. Winter liveability 5 out of 5 and living without a car 5 out of 5 — the top score on both. The other side is winter humidity of 71%: in a flat without heating January shows up as damp rather than cold.