{"id":2271,"date":"2020-03-05T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2020-03-05T16:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:57:05","slug":"the-weather-in-benalmadena-over-320-days-of-sunshine-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/holiday-tips\/the-weather-in-benalmadena-over-320-days-of-sunshine-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weather in Benalm\u00e1dena: Over 320 Days of Sunshine a Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"sunsetbeachclub\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/holiday-tips\/the-weather-in-benalmadena-over-320-days-of-sunshine-a-year\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_0120-LR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7769 size-full\" title=\"The weather at Sunset Beach Club\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/The-Weather-in-Benalmadena.png\" alt=\"The weather in Benalmadena\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/The-Weather-in-Benalmadena.png 760w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/The-Weather-in-Benalmadena-480x253.png 480w\" sizes=\"((min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px)) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 760px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whenever I speak to guests who are thinking of <strong>travelling to Benalmadena<\/strong> (and to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunset Beach Club<\/span><\/a>, of course) one of the first questions I get asked is \u201cWhat\u2019s <strong>the weather like in Benalmadena<\/strong>?\u201d It\u2019s to be expected, after all, most visitors are coming to the Costa del Sol to enjoy the sun!<\/p>\n<p>So, I thought I\u2019d write a quick blog post about the <strong>weather in Benalm\u00e1dena<\/strong>; average temperatures, what to expect at different times of the year, and how to keep up to date with local weather forecasts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s get the bad news out of the way first: Yes, it can rain in Benalm\u00e1dena and we do have days when a jacket is needed. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>Right, that\u2019s the bad news out of the way; let\u2019s focus on the positive stuff. <strong>Benalmadena<\/strong> \u2013 and the rest of the Costa del Sol \u2013 enjoys an average of <strong>320 days of sunshine per year!<\/strong> Yes, you read that right. That means that there is a great chance that your holidays will be blessed with sunshine; obviously, a lot depends on the dates you choose to travel, but hopefully the following graphs will give you a better idea of when to expect more rainfall and when you are practically guaranteed sunshine.<\/p>\n<h3>Average Temperatures in Benalmadena<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Average maximum temperature throughout the year<\/strong> is a, very comfortable, 23\u00baC (Is that a smile I see on your face?) and average minimum temperature is a, bearable, 13\u00baC (please see the graphs).<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can expect the cooler weather during the winter months (December to March) with temperatures rarely rising above the 20\u00baC mark &#8211; although the last couple of years have been an exception&#8230; it&#8217;s 24\u00baC as I write this in february!-. From April onwards, you\u2019re looking at temperatures of 20\u00baC plus, reaching the mid 30\u2019s in July and August \u2013 definitely sitting-in-the-pool-type weather!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2274\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/max-daily-temps.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2274\" title=\"max daily temperature in Benalmadena\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/max-daily-temps.gif\" alt=\"Temperatures in Benalmadena, Costa del Sol\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/max-daily-temps.gif 500w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/max-daily-temps-300x170.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Average Maximum Temperatures: 23\u00baC<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2275\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/min-daily-temps.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2275\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2275\" title=\"average minimum temperatures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/min-daily-temps.gif\" alt=\"minimum temperatures in Benalmadena\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/min-daily-temps.gif 500w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/min-daily-temps-300x171.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Average Minimum Temperatures : 13\u00baC<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Average Rain Fall in Benalmadena<\/h3>\n<p>We have an <strong>average of 43 rainy days a year<\/strong>. As can be seen in the graph, December and January are the wettest months with an average of 6 rainy days per month. February, April and November average 5 days of rain a month and the summer months of June to September are practically rain free!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2276\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/number-of-rain-days.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2276\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2276\" title=\"number of rain days\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/number-of-rain-days.gif\" alt=\"number of rainy days in Benalmadena, Costa del Sol\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/number-of-rain-days.gif 500w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/number-of-rain-days-300x168.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How often does it rain in Benalmadena?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019d like up to date weather forecasts for Benalmadena you can get an up-to-date forecast on our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/leisure\/weather-malaga-costa-del-sol\">HERE<\/a> . And if you&#8217;re looking for somewhere to stay when you are in Benalmadena, be sure to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\">Sunset Beach Club website<\/a>! We offer comfortable apartment-style accommodation and fantastic facilities for an enjoyable holiday in the sun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you soon!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Whenever I speak to guests who are thinking of travelling to Benalmadena (and to Sunset Beach Club, of course) one of the first questions I get asked is \u201cWhat\u2019s the weather like in Benalmadena?\u201d It\u2019s to be expected, after all, most visitors are coming to the Costa del Sol to enjoy the sun! So, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[531],"tags":[1218,1216,1217],"class_list":["post-2271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday-tips","tag-weather-forecast-for-benalmadena","tag-weather-in-benalmadena","tag-weather-on-the-costa-del-sol"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7771,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271\/revisions\/7771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}