Best time to play
When to play golf in Marbella & Sotogrande
Month by month: temperature, sunshine, rain and wind from the official weather service, with what the clubs themselves say about their seasons.
The wind
At Málaga Airport: calmer months are August, September, October (average wind 3.3–3.8 m/s). Windier months are January, February, March (4.1–4.1 m/s).
Málaga Airport, for the Costa del Sol
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 17.4 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 24.8 | 28.5 | 30.9 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 24.4 | 20.4 | 18 |
| Average low (°C) | 8.1 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 12 | 14.9 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 19.2 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 |
| Sunshine (hours a month) | 171 | 179 | 212 | 238 | 289 | 327 | 342 | 310 | 248 | 209 | 166 | 152 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 59 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 79 | 88 |
| Rain days | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Average wind (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
AEMET (WMO Climate Normals) long-term averages, 1991–2020.
What the clubs say about their seasons
- Alferini Golf: Open all year
- Atalaya Golf & Country Club: 12-month golfing season
- Cabopino Golf Marbella: Course maintained all year
- Miraflores Golf: Open 365 days a year, subject to weather conditions
- Rio Real Golf: Playable all year (Mediterranean climate)
- Tramores Golf: Open all year
- Villa Padierna Golf Club (Flamingos): Open all year
- San Roque Club: Golf shop hours are 7:30am to 7:30pm in spring and summer and 7:30am to 6pm in autumn and winter.
Courses open to the wind
Only where the club itself says so.
- Alferini Golf: The club says club choice is a tough one at Alferini, especially when it is windy.
- Villa Padierna Golf Club (Flamingos): The club describes its location between Marbella and Estepona as having no wind and very little rainfall.
- Villa Padierna Golf Club (Flamingos): The club says the par-3 Flamingos hole is very demanding for distance, above all when it is windy.
- Finca Cortesín Golf Club: The club warns that, because the tees are slightly elevated, wind makes clubbing tricky.
Sources: the national weather service and the clubs’ own websites
- www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/6.6/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Spain/CSV/MALAGAAEROPUERTO_8482.csv
- sanroqueclub.com/about-san-roque/golf-shop/
- www.villapadierna.es/en/alferini/
- www.villapadierna.es/en/golf-club/
- www.villapadierna.es/en/flamingos/
- fincacortesin.com/golf-costa-sol/holes/