November 21, 2011 at 12:03 pm | Posted in General | Leave a comment
Tags: Autumn, Costa del Sol, Malaga Province, November.rain, Rain, reservoirs, tourists
At this time of year minor flooding is the norm every time it rains. Unlike in northern europe, where 30 mm of rain often takes all day to fall, on the Costa del Sol this amount of rain can descend in just a few minutes. For this area, November is, on average, the wettest month of the year (95mm at Malaga Airport over a 30-year period). However, it can hardly be described as the ‘rainy season’ , an expression familiar to those that travel to tropical countries. Although it was particularly unpleasant at times during the weekend, most of the rain fell during the afternoon thunderstorms, particularly on Sunday. The heavy autumn rains are regarded as good street cleaners after the dry and dusty summers, they replenish the reservoirs after the depletion caused by the summer tourists, but above all, there is almost a guarantee that the rains are quickly followed by a day like today. A mixture of clouds and warm sunshine, excellent visibility, lowish humidity and a stiff breeze. You can’t beat it!
The last chance to swim on Malaga beaches
October 16, 2009 at 1:58 pm | Posted in General | Leave a commentTags: Autumn, bathing, beaches, October, record, sea temperatures
The sea temperatures off the beaches of the Costa del Sol are falling below 21 Celsius, and for the casual swimmer the bathing costumes are about to be consigned to the cupboard for the rest of the autumn. This weekend should just about be okay for the last dip, but heavy rain next week will probably help to lower water temperatures by several degrees.
Despite that note of pessimism, October has been a good month so far. Air temperatures exceeded 32 Celsius on 2 occasions during the first week, making it the warmest October weather in the Malaga area for 10 years. Even so, these relatively high temperatures were well short of the October record. On both the 14th October 1971 and 11th October 1952 the temperature rose to 36 Celsius along parts of the Costa del Sol.
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