Best: Jun, Aug · Great: May, Jul, Sep · Aug for La Tomatina
A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around July giving way to milder, wetter conditions by November. In June, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 2 days of the month.
La Tomatina (August) — Held specifically in Buñol, near Valencia (not on the Costa del Sol itself) — thousands pelt each other with overripe tomatoes in the world's largest food fight, on the last Wednesday of August.
Beaches along the Andalusian coast pair with day trips to Granada's Alhambra and the hilltop white villages further inland.
Try Andalusian gazpacho and fried fish (pescaíto frito) by the coast.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 17°/7°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/7°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/9°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/11°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/14°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/17°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/18°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/15°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/11°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/8°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).