Climate and average weather in Alhaurín el Grande
In Alhaurín el Grande, the summers are hot, dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Alhaurín el Grande typically varies from 6°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 2°C or above 35°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Alhaurín el Grande for warm-weather activities are from late March to mid July and late August to mid November.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 6°
- Wettest
- Nov
- 69 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 2 mm
- Rain / yr
- 465 mm
- 60 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.5–14.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 249 m
- 36.6°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 10% cloud
Alhaurín el Grande is capital of Alhaurín el Grande Municipality, Spain.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Alhaurín el Grande weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late March to mid July.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Alhaurín el Grande, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.1 months, from June 12 to September 13, with daily high temperatures above 27°C. The hottest month of the year in Alhaurín el Grande is July, with an average high of 30°C and low of 19°C.
The cool season lasts 4.0 months, from November 17 to March 17, with daily high temperatures below 18°C. The coldest month of the year in Alhaurín el Grande is January, with an average low of 6°C and high of 15°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 6 |
| Feb | 16 | 7 |
| Mar | 18 | 8 |
| Apr | 20 | 10 |
| May | 23 | 13 |
| Jun | 27 | 17 |
| Jul | 30 | 19 |
| Aug | 30 | 19 |
| Sep | 27 | 17 |
| Oct | 22 | 14 |
| Nov | 18 | 10 |
| Dec | 15 | 7 |
Average hourly temperature in Alhaurín el Grande
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 6°C.
Alhaurín el Grande weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° / 6° | 54 | 7 | 9.8 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 16° / 7° | 49 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 18° / 8° | 54 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 20° / 10° | 43 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 6.9 |
| May | 23° / 13° | 29 | 5.5 | 13.9 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 27° / 17° | 9 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 8.1 |
| Jul | 30° / 19° | 2 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 30° / 19° | 6 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 27° / 17° | 28 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 7.8 |
| Oct | 22° / 14° | 55 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 18° / 10° | 69 | 7 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Dec | 15° / 7° | 68 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 5.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Alhaurín el Grande gets about 465 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from around Sep 25 to May 19, peaking in October at about 26% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 8.
November is the wettest month by volume, with 69 mm over about 7 wet days; July is the driest, with 2 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 7 |
| Feb | 23 | 6 |
| Mar | 21 | 7 |
| Apr | 22 | 7 |
| May | 17 | 6 |
| Jun | 5 | 2 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 |
| Sep | 12 | 4 |
| Oct | 24 | 7 |
| Nov | 23 | 7 |
| Dec | 23 | 7 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Alhaurín el Grande collects about 465 mm of rain across 60 wet days — roughly 39 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 69 mm, while July is the driest at just 2 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 41% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 54 | 49 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 55 | 69 | 68 |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 7 |
| Feb | 49 | 6 |
| Mar | 54 | 7 |
| Apr | 43 | 7 |
| May | 29 | 6 |
| Jun | 9 | 2 |
| Jul | 2 | 0 |
| Aug | 6 | 1 |
| Sep | 28 | 4 |
| Oct | 55 | 7 |
| Nov | 69 | 7 |
| Dec | 68 | 7 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Alhaurín el Grande, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 13 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around October 4. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 96% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 5 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around May 12. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 46% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 58 | 62 | 60 | 63 | 73 | 88 | 96 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 61 | 54 |
| Cloudier (%) | 42 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 46 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 42 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 |
| Mar | 60 | 40 |
| Apr | 63 | 37 |
| May | 73 | 27 |
| Jun | 88 | 12 |
| Jul | 96 | 4 |
| Aug | 93 | 7 |
| Sep | 79 | 21 |
| Oct | 64 | 36 |
| Nov | 61 | 39 |
| Dec | 54 | 46 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 11, brings about 14 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 5 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:35 | 8:15 | 7:37 | 6:51 | 6:17 | 6:04 | 6:16 | 6:41 | 7:06 | 7:32 | 8:04 | 8:30 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:21 | 6:52 | 7:20 | 7:47 | 8:13 | 8:34 | 8:33 | 8:05 | 7:20 | 6:35 | 6:04 | 6:00 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 | 8:35 | 6:21 |
| Feb | 10.6 | 8:15 | 6:52 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 7:37 | 7:20 |
| Apr | 12.9 | 6:51 | 7:47 |
| May | 13.9 | 6:17 | 8:13 |
| Jun | 14.5 | 6:04 | 8:34 |
| Jul | 14.2 | 6:16 | 8:33 |
| Aug | 13.4 | 6:41 | 8:05 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 7:06 | 7:20 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 7:32 | 6:35 |
| Nov | 10.0 | 8:04 | 6:04 |
| Dec | 9.5 | 8:30 | 6:00 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Alhaurín el Grande averages about 17 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 28 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.2 months, from around May 23 to Sep 28. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 28 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is December, down near 12 sunny days — about 59% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 13 | Mixed |
| May | 16 | Bright |
| Jun | 23 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 28 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 26 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 19 | Bright |
| Oct | 14 | Mixed |
| Nov | 13 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Alhaurín el Grande, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.9 months, from around June 16 to October 13. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 60% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 14 to June 15, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 98% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 99 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 79 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 87 | 97 |
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 3 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 79 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 44 | 40 | 16 | 1 |
| Jul | 17 | 38 | 34 | 11 |
| Aug | 10 | 30 | 41 | 19 |
| Sep | 22 | 37 | 34 | 6 |
| Oct | 48 | 38 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov | 87 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Alhaurín el Grande is steady company: average speeds sit near 7 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | calm |
| Feb | 8 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 7 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Best time to visit Alhaurín el Grande
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Alhaurín el Grande throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early April, Alhaurín el Grande is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Alhaurín el Grande for general outdoor tourist activities run from late March to mid July and again from late August to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of June.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | good | ideal | ideal | good | good | ideal | good | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | fair |
| Feb | 5.3 | fair |
| Mar | 6.4 | good |
| Apr | 6.9 | good |
| May | 7.9 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.0 | ideal |
| Jul | 6.6 | good |
| Aug | 6.5 | good |
| Sep | 7.8 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.3 | good |
| Nov | 6.3 | good |
| Dec | 5.1 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Alhaurín el Grande for hot-weather activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the first week of July.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Alhaurín el Grande, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 30°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 15°C), pack a warm layer.
In July, Alhaurín el Grande sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Alhaurín el Grande
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 19 to Oct 9 — about 3.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Cool |
| Feb | 15 | Cool |
| Mar | 15 | Cool |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 20 | Cool |
| Jul | 22 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 23 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 22 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 20 | Cool |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Alhaurín el Grande by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alhaurín el Grande peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Alhaurín el Grande
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 6.5 | 3 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| May | 7.5 | 4 |
| Jun | 8 | 5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3 |
| Oct | 5 | 0 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Alhaurín el Grande by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Alhaurín el Grande is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 12 | Good |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 12 | Moderate |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Good |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
Alhaurín el Grande is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | 0 |
| Feb | 99 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 99 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Alhaurín el Grande banks about 2,562 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 9 | 30 | 92 | 148 | 253 | 362 | 457 | 459 | 352 | 247 | 112 | 41 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 9 |
| Feb | 30 |
| Mar | 92 |
| Apr | 148 |
| May | 253 |
| Jun | 362 |
| Jul | 457 |
| Aug | 459 |
| Sep | 352 |
| Oct | 247 |
| Nov | 112 |
| Dec | 41 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Alhaurín el Grande receives about 5.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.3 and 8.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 21 to Sep 21. The brightest month is July, averaging about 7.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.3 kWh/m² — roughly 70% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4.9 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.1 | Intense |
| May | 7.1 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.9 | Intense |
| Jul | 8.0 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.5 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.3 | Moderate |
Where is Alhaurín el Grande?
Alhaurín el Grande sits at 36.6°N, 4.7°W, 249 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Coín, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Alhaurín el Grande
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alhaurín el Grande.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Alhaurín el Grande has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m around an average of 316 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.
The land around Alhaurín el Grande is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.
Spain travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 65% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $38,627
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 99%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 3.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 540
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alhaurín el Grande (36.643°, -4.6873°, elevation 249 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).