Benalmádena weather in February

In February, Benalmádena sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Benalmádena's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Benalmádena's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 44 mm; 6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 8:15 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 7th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Benalmádena is capital of Benalmádena Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Benalmádena reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	15	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	16	12

Benalmádena weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 11°	54	6.7	9.8	5.2
Feb	15° / 11°	44	6	10.6	5.4
Mar	17° / 13°	47	5.8	11.7	6.1
Apr	18° / 14°	33	5.3	12.9	6.9
May	21° / 16°	21	3.3	13.9	7.9
Jun	24° / 19°	6	0.8	14.5	9.2
Jul	26° / 21°	1	0.2	14.2	9.3
Aug	26° / 22°	4	0.7	13.4	8.9
Sep	24° / 20°	26	3.2	12.2	8.6
Oct	21° / 17°	53	6	11.1	7.4
Nov	18° / 14°	64	6.8	10	6.5
Dec	16° / 12°	60	6.7	9.5	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	70	70	70	70	68
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	30	30	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Benalmádena gets around 44 mm of rain over 6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	23

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:27	8:26	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	8:27	6:36
2	10.2	8:26	6:38
3	10.2	8:26	6:39
4	10.2	8:25	6:40
5	10.3	8:24	6:41
6	10.3	8:23	6:42
7	10.3	8:22	6:43
8	10.4	8:21	6:44
9	10.4	8:21	6:45
10	10.4	8:20	6:46
11	10.5	8:19	6:47
12	10.5	8:18	6:48
13	10.5	8:17	6:49
14	10.6	8:16	6:50
15	10.6	8:15	6:51
16	10.6	8:14	6:52
17	10.7	8:12	6:53
18	10.7	8:11	6:54
19	10.8	8:10	6:55
20	10.8	8:09	6:56
21	10.8	8:08	6:57
22	10.9	8:07	6:58
23	10.9	8:05	6:59
24	10.9	8:04	7:00
25	11.0	8:03	7:01
26	11.0	8:02	7:02
27	11.0	8:00	7:03
28	11.1	7:59	7:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Benalmádena?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Benalmádena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Benalmádena in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Benalmádena sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Benalmádena in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 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 in Benalmádena in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Benalmádena peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	7	8	7	8	10	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Benalmádena in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Benalmádena 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

Location & terrain

Where is Benalmádena?

Benalmádena sits at 36.6°N, 4.6°W, 240 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arroyo de la Miel, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Benalmádena

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Benalmádena.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Benalmádena has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.

The land around Benalmádena is covered by trees (29%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

952 m

trees 29%

16 km

1,138 m

water 42%

80 km

2,062 m

water 34%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Benalmádena year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Arroyo de la Miel 3.0 km · Mijas 6.0 km · Torremolinos 7.0 km · Alhaurín de la Torre 8.0 km · Fuengirola 8.0 km · Alhaurín el Grande 11 km · Cártama 14 km · Coín 18 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 Benalmádena (36.5961°, -4.5727°, elevation 240 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	15	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	15	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	15	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3