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Marbella weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Marbella has well-marked seasons, with 12.2°C between its warmest and coolest monthly means. Rain here skips the warm season: the bulk of it falls from October to March. Marbella weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+2.0°Chigh above average

22° / 18°Today
20° / 16°Average
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How it's changed

+1.1°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4911days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 5 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 5 in the 1940s+1.1°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 98 mmhigh 15°low 11°February, rain 86 mmhigh 15°low 11°March, rain 91 mmhigh 17°low 12°April, rain 58 mmhigh 18°low 14°May, rain 36 mmhigh 21°low 16°June, rain 12 mmhigh 24°low 19°July, rain 2 mmhigh 27°low 22°August, rain 6 mmhigh 27°low 22°September, rain 26 mmhigh 25°low 20°October, rain 75 mmhigh 21°low 17°November, rain 104 mmhigh 18°low 14°December, rain 117 mmhigh 16°low 12°wettest month December, 117 mm · 714 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

18.1°

16°feels like
40%humidity
4°dew point
7 km/hfrom N
UV index0.0
sunrise07:37sunset18:29day length10h 53m
TodayClear22°18°
TueOvercast21°17°
WedClear24°18°
ThuMostly clear22°20°
FriOvercast22°19°
SatClear24°17°
SunMostly clear23°15°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
22° / 18°
Average for October 26
20° / 16°

High above average · +2.0°C

  • Highest since 1940: 27.5° · 2022
  • Lowest since 1940: 12.5° · 1974
  • One year ago: 23° / 20°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Marbella is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 36.52°N, 4.89°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
36.52°N, 4.89°W
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.9°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

August brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 27.4°C and nights around 22.2°C. On about 100 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 14.9°C and overnight lows sit around 10.7°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

The yearly total for Marbella comes to about 714 mm; monthly amounts range from 2 mm in July up to 117 mm in December.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Marbella has risen by 1.1°C between its first decade and its last. Recent years have brought less rain as well. The last decade sits roughly 13% under the long-term average.

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 12°C. Wettest month: December (~117 mm). Whole year averages ~714 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 62 rainy days a year: most in December (~9), fewest in July (almost none).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Marbella month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January14.9°10.7°98 mm89.8 h21.8° (1999)1.5° (1971)
February15.4°11.1°86 mm710.7 h21.6° (1987)0.0° (1954)
March16.7°12.2°91 mm811.7 h24.5° (2023)4.7° (1993)
April18.2°13.5°58 mm712.9 h28.2° (1945)7.4° (1958)
May20.8°15.9°36 mm413.9 h29.1° (2015)9.1° (1951)
June24.0°19.0°12 mm214.5 h33.4° (1983)12.7° (1984)
July27.1°21.7°2 mm014.3 h36.4° (1994)16.7° (1988)
August27.4°22.2°6 mm113.4 h35.3° (2023)17.3° (1992)
September25.0°20.2°26 mm312.2 h32.6° (2016)14.3° (1994)
October21.5°17.3°75 mm611.0 h28.1° (1989)10.1° (2018)
November18.0°13.9°104 mm810.0 h26.5° (1985)6.4° (1943)
December15.6°11.8°117 mm99.5 h22.0° (2018)4.1° (1967)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.1°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.15°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.19°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 5.4 early in the record → 10.6 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1994, coldest in 1954: 36.4°C / 0.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~714 mm/year on average. Last decade: −13% vs that average. Long-term trend: −8 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Marbella

Which is the warmest month in Marbella?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Marbella is August (mean daily temperature of about 24.8°C) and the coolest is January (about 12.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Marbella compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Marbella is forecast to reach a high of 22.4°C and a low of 18.1°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 20.4°C and a low of 16.2°C, so today's high is 2.0°C warmer than that average.
How much has Marbella warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Marbella is about 1.1°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Marbella?
Marbella receives about 714 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with December typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Marbella?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Marbella is about 18.1°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Marbella by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Marbella (°C, full record since 1940): January 15°/11°, February 15°/11°, March 17°/12°, April 18°/14°, May 21°/16°, June 24°/19°, July 27°/22°, August 27°/22°, September 25°/20°, October 21°/17°, November 18°/14°, December 16°/12°.
What is the weather like in Marbella in summer?
Summer in Marbella (June to August) is dry and warm. Afternoons run 24–27°C and nights 19–22°C; August is the warmest month. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in Marbella in winter?
In winter, December through February, Marbella is wet and fairly mild. Expect 15–16°C by day and 11–12°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain falls on about 8 days a month, adding up to around 101 mm. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Marbella in spring?
March to May is spring in Marbella, and it is mild. March starts at 17°C by day and 12°C at night; by May it is 21°C and 16°C. Rain eases through the season: 8 rainy days and 91 mm in March, 4 days and 36 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Marbella in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Marbella, and it is mild. It cools from 25°C by day and 20°C at night in September to 18°C and 14°C in November. Rain rises from 26 mm on 3 days in September to 104 mm on 8 days in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Marbella?
On long-term average, Marbella has about 62 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 714 mm.

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