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Marbella weather in September
Still summer by the numbers: a 28.2°C daytime high, with the year's first meaningful rain since May.
Photo: Zarateman, Wikimedia Commons, CC0In September, Marbella averages a daytime high of 28.2°C, 255 hours of sunshine and 2.1 days of rain, on the AEMET 1981-2010 climate normals as read by Marbella Wire.
September's AEMET normal keeps most of summer intact, a 28.2°C daytime high and an 18.8°C overnight low, both closer to August than to October. Rain returns to the record for the first time since April, 20mm over 2.1 days, still light rather than a real break in the season. Sunshine eases back to 255 hours from August's 316, the first clear step down since the spring climb began in March.
The sea in September
Marbella's inshore water averages 23.1°C in September, a model reanalysis for 2023-2025 rather than a buoy reading: day to day it typically ranges between 19.7°C and 28.6°C.
What to pack for September
Days average 28.2°C and nights settle near 18.8°C, the first meaningful rain since May, though still light, with rain falling on 2.1 days of the month and 255 hours of sunshine to plan around.
Questions
What's the weather like in Marbella in September?
Expect a daytime high around 28.2°C and an overnight low near 18.8°C, averaging 23.5°C across the month, AEMET's 1981–2010 normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest full weather station to Marbella.
Does it rain in Marbella in September?
September averages 2.1 days with at least 1mm of rain and 20mm in total, the first meaningful rain since May, though still light.
How much sunshine does Marbella get in September?
AEMET's normal for September is 255 hours of sunshine across the month, stepping back from summer's peak, though still well above the winter months.
Every figure on this page is AEMET's own published 1981–2010 climate normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest station to Marbella with a full climate record; Marbella itself has none. Nothing here is forecast, estimated, or extrapolated.
AEMET (Spain's State Meteorological Agency), Málaga Airport station, 1981-2010 normals. Read 20 August 2026. View the data at AEMET · AEMET's data licence