Málaga

Malaga (Spanish: Málaga) is a Spanish city in Andalusia, Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The city has 560,000 people. There are more than 1,000,000 people in the surrounding area. It is the second biggest city in Andalusia after Sevilla, and the sixth biggest in Spain. The 20th century artist Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga.

Málaga is southernmost large city in Europe, it lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) of the Mediterranean, about 100 km (62.14 mi) east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km (80.78 mi) north of Africa.
Málaga enjoys a subtropical–mediterranean climate. It has one of the warmest winters in Europe, with average temperatures of 17 °C (62.6 °F) during the day and 7–8 °C (45–46 °F) at night in the period from December through February.
Climate

The climate is subtropical-Mediterranean (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with very mild winters and hot summers. Málaga enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of about 300 days of sunshine and only about 40-45 with precipitation annually. Its coastal location with winds blowing from the Mediterranean Sea make the heat manageable during the summer.

Málaga experiences the warmest winters of any European city with a population over 500,000. The average temperature during the day in the period December through February is . During the winter, the Málaga Mountains (Montes de Málaga) block out the cold weather from the north. Generally, the summer season lasts about eight months, from April to November, although in the remaining four months temperatures sometimes surpass . Its average annual temperature is  during the day  and  at night. In the coldest month, January, the temperature ranges from  during the day,  at night and the average sea temperature is . In the warmest month, August, the temperature ranges from  during the day, above  at night and the average sea temperature is .

Large fluctuations in temperature are rare. The highest temperature ever recorded at the airport is  on 18 July 1978. In the month of August 1881, the average reported daytime maximum temperature was a record . The coldest temperature ever recorded was  on the night of 4 February 1954. The highest wind speed ever recorded was on 16 July 1980, measuring . Snowfall is virtually unknown; since the end of the XIX century, Málaga city has only recorded snow one day in the 20th century, on 2 February 1954.

Annual average relative humidity is 65%, ranging from 58% in June to 72% in December. Yearly sunshine hours is between 2,800 and 3,000 per year, from 5–6 hours of sunshine / day in December to average 11 hours of sunshine / day in July."Climatological Information for Málaga, Spain"  – Hong Kong Observatory Rain occurs mainly in winter, with summer being generally dry. Málaga is one of the few cities in Europe which are "green" all year round.

Climate data for MálagaMonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearAverage sea temperature °C (°F)15.9(60.7)15.6(60.0)15.6(60.0)16.8(62.2)18.4(65.2)21.0(69.7)22.9(73.2)23.5(74.3)21.9(71.3)20.5(68.8)18.1(64.5)16.5(61.8)18.9(66.0)Mean daily daylight hours10.011.012.013.014.015.014.014.012.011.010.010.012.2Average Ultraviolet index245781010975326Source: Weather Atlas 

References

 Other websites 

 Málaga.diwiki.org  Periódico digital 


Category:Capital cities in Spain