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IN PICTURES At last the Sierra de las Nieves lives up to its name: Late wintry blast brings snow to Malaga mountain range

WITH winter turning into spring it looked like the mountain range named after snow was staying firmly brown and green. But now it finally has

26 Mar, 2024 @ 13:23

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

Temperatures in Spain this past winter were ‘warmest on record’, says state meteorological agency Aemet

THIS winter just past in Spain was the joint warmest since records began, and is likely to be followed by a spring that is also

14 Mar, 2024 @ 14:27

Lead·Other News·Weather

What winter? Highs of 23C are forecast for Spain’s Costa del Sol this weekend

AS freezing temperatures in the capital send Madrilenians shivering, their southern compatriots are facing an opposite extreme, with highs surpassing 20C expected throughout the Malaga

13 Jan, 2024 @ 15:23

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Marbella

REVEALED: The 15 most popular winter destinations in Spain this year – but which are the cheapest?

FOR many expats and travellers, enjoying the sun in the summer months is simply not enough – they want it in the winter too. It’s

16 Dec, 2023 @ 14:56

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Malaga records the highest temperature on Iberian Peninsula this Easter Sunday

Spain’s Malaga records second warmest winter in 60 years and braces for a record-breaking hot spring

MALAGA has recorded the second warmest winter since 1961, with temperatures registering 1.5ºC above average for this season, with spring forecast to follow the ‘above

21 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Malaga·Nature·Weather

CHILLING OUT: Living on the snowline in Spain’s Granada region

DESPITE the start of 2023 being unseasonably warm, the mercury plummeted in mid-January and early February, with constant minimum temperature warnings from Spain’s meteorological agency,

4 Feb, 2023 @ 12:19

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Granada

Spain’s Malaga bids farewell to freezing weather and returns to normal temperatures for February

AFTER several icy days, Malaga will see warmer weather start off the month of February. From today, Thursday February 2, the thermometers will gradually start

2 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

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WATCH: The crazy lengths Fuengirola zoo must go to keep the animals warm during the current cold snap

With the current biting temperature plunging the Costa del Sol into something almost resembling winter, BIOPARC Fuengirola has been forced to take extraordinary action to

29 Jan, 2023 @ 19:02

Lead·Malaga

Municipality in Spain’s Huelva registers lowest urban temperature this Monday in all of Andalucia

AROCHE, a municipality in the Sierra de Huelva, has recorded the coldest urban temperature this Monday in Andalucia—a very chilly -4.8ºC at 8:40am. The freezing

24 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Weather

First snowfall of the season in Spain’s Sierra Nevada

First snow of winter falls in parts of Spain’s Malaga

SOME residents of Malaga province woke yesterday morning, Wednesday, January 18, to see a light covering of snow on the ground, the first of 2023.

19 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Malaga·Weather

Hello winter as icy winds rip through Spain’s Andalucia in first storm of the season—predicted to last until next week

WINTER is making its presence felt this week across Andalucia as temperatures plummet and icy winds cause havoc. The arrival of an Arctic air mass

17 Jan, 2023 @ 10:45

Lead·Weather

Storm Gerald causes severe orange weather alert to parts of Spain’s Valencia region

A yellow extreme weather was activated on Monday for the Valencian Community with westerly winds caused by Storm Gerald bringing gusts in excess of 100

16 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Change in the weather expected today, Monday, in Spain’s Andalucia

THE rains return to a large part of southern Spain. After days of stable weather, sunshine and almost spring-like temperatures across most of Andalucia, there

2 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Weather

Keep warm and save money in Spain this winter

TO the surprise of newcomers to “sunny” Spain, most houses aren’t designed for winter. Old properties lack insulation and have stone floors, single-glazed windows, and

4 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Featured·Lead

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland - these are the affected areas

Polar jet stream brings change in weather with colder temperatures for Spain’s Andalaucia

A POLAR jet stream is forecast to hit Spain in the next few days, bringing extremely cold weather conditions. According to Spain’s Met office, AEMET,

17 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Weather

One of the coldest villages in Spain is in Andalucia

FROM the icy waters of the Cíes Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, to the so-called ‘cold triangle’ in Teruel, Andalucia,

9 Nov, 2022 @ 10:15

Granada·Lead

A big tourist welcome this winter in Benidorm and Valencia areas of Spain

AFTER two ‘pandemic’ winters, around 88% of tourist accommodation will remain open in the Valencian Community during the next few months according to the regional

13 Oct, 2022 @ 14:58

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ryanair has announced that it will operate 17% more flights to Malaga this winter

Ryanair has announced that it will boost by 17% the number of flights scheduled from Malaga this winter. It is expected that more than two

30 Sep, 2022 @ 13:03

Lead·Travel News

READERS’ TIPS: How do you keep warm during winter in Spain?

When Olive Press intern Tallulah Taylor arrived on the Costa del Sol in December she discovered she was entirely unprepared for winter in a house

23 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Weather

Police warn drivers in Spain to take extra care to make sure cats are not hiding under hood during cold winter

WHEN you open a car bonnet you expect to see the usual things – the engine, battery, wires and windscreen fluid tank. Perhaps the only

17 Jan, 2022 @ 09:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Experts in Spain all agree masks should be worn this winter

EXPERTS in Spain have all agreed that masks should be worn this winter and would keep cold, flu, and COVID outbreaks to a minimum. Eastern

7 Nov, 2021 @ 11:20

Health·Lead·National News

Electricity prices in Spain rise for the fifth consecutive day

THE average daily price of electricity in Spain for the wholesale market will rise again this Friday, November 5 for the fifth consecutive day to €171.45

5 Nov, 2021 @ 09:19

Lead·National News·Other News

Mass of polar air to hit Spain’s Malaga this Saturday—causing temperatures to plummet by up to 10ºC

THE polar air mass which settled over the Peninsula mid week, causing a progressive and sharp thermal decline across most of Spain, will hit Malaga

5 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Adrift in Madrid’s white weekend

IF we thought the bells on New Year’s Eve marked the end of our troubles, a historic snowfall in and around Madrid prompted a rethink.

11 Jan, 2021 @ 13:35

Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain records warmest winter this century

SPAIN has recorded its warmest winter this century so far.

19 Mar, 2020 @ 11:38

Lead·Nature

EasyJet launch winter schedule early, to allow people to change their flights to a much later date

EASYJET has launched its winter 2020-21 schedule early due to coronavirus.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 19:00

Lead·Travel News