Málaga
City in Spain: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Málaga is a city in Spain, in Andalusia. About 592,346 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Spain in our atlas.
It lies at 36.72° N, 4.42° W, about 22 m (72 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Madrid time zone.
Location
Red dot: Málaga. Green dots: other major cities of Spain. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Málaga has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 11°C (52°F). Around 505 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SpainNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Córdoba · 134 km
- Sevilla · 157 km
- Murcia · 325 km
- Alicante · 394 km
- Madrid · 415 km
- Valencia · 472 km
- Zaragoza · 632 km
- Palma · 704 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2514256 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q116450968 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Estado de la Rosaleda (Málaga C.F.): Hidalgismael, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Alcazaba de Málaga overview: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- MuseoPicassoMalaga: Llecco, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gibralfaro: RubiMA1, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Museumjorgerando: ArteNova21, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Palacio de la Aduana, Málaga 01: Tyk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Museo Carmen Thyssen - Palacio de Villalón: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Plaza de la Merced 2007: Zangarreon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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