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The climate of Costa del Sol (Spain)
Costa del Sol literately means ‘sunny coast’. The region was given this name because of the many hours of sunshine and the enjoyable Mediterranean climate. Sunny summer days with average temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius (86.0 degrees Fahrenheit) make the Costa del Sol one of the most important sun destinations in Spain. When a so-called Terral wind blows it may even get warmer on the Costa del Sol. This föhn wind causes temperatures to rise to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) or even higher and causes an unpleasant feel. Snow and subzero temperatures are uncommon on the Costa del Sol. However, at a relatively short distance, in the Sierra Nevada mountain range you can go skiing during the winter. With a bit of luck you can go skiing in the morning during spring and go swimming in the sea in the afternoon. The Costa del Sol consists of a large part of the coastline of the Malaga, Cádiz and Granada provinces. Malaga is the largest and most important city of this coastal region.

Climate information
.Specific climate information is available for the following places on the Costa del Sol:
Benalmádena, Estepona, Fuengirola, Malaga, Marbella, Nerja and Torremolinos.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	16	8	5	12		16
February	17	9	6	11		15
March	19	10	7	9		16
April	21	11	8	8		16
May	24	14	9	4		17
June	27	17	11	2		20
July	30	20	11	1		22
August	30	21	10	1		22
September	27	18	8	3		22
October	23	15	7	8		20
November	19	12	5	11		18
December	16	9	5	12		17
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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