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Satellite view of Playa de Garrucha; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Playa de Garrucha

SpainAndalusia · Spain · Mediterranean Sea

37.1796, -1.8210 · Garrucha, 0 km

  • 25°Sea · August
  • 29°High · August
  • 12.1 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Playa de Garrucha. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Playa de Garrucha in October

  • 23°CAir, daytime high17°C at night
  • 21°CSea temperature
  • 7.1 hSunshine a day
  • 4 daysRainy days in the month24 mm in total
  • 14 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • ExcellentBathing water qualityOfficial EU classification, 2025 season
  • LifeguardedLifeguardsUsually only in the bathing season · OpenStreetMap
  • 22Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 61 kmAirport: Almería Airport (LEI)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 23.5 °C — 2.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +2.1 °C

1991–2020 average: 21.4 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.2 °C

1991–2020 average: 23.3 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaAugust and September25 °C
Most sunshineJune and July12 h of sun a day
Least rainJune and July2 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan15°6 h25 mm
  2. Feb15°7 h20 mm
  3. Mar15°8 h26 mm
  4. Apr16°9 h25 mm
  5. May18°10 h12 mm
  6. Jun21°12 h5 mm
  7. Jul24°12 h2 mm
  8. Aug25°11 h7 mm
  9. Sep24°8 h21 mm
  10. Oct21°7 h24 mm
  11. Nov18°6 h31 mm
  12. Dec16°6 h32 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 15°Feb: 15°Mar: 15°Apr: 16°May: 18°Jun: 21°Jul: 24°Aug: 25°Sep: 24°Oct: 21°Nov: 18°Dec: 16°25°15°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 12 °C (High 15° / Low 9°)Feb: 12 °C (High 16° / Low 9°)Mar: 14 °C (High 17° / Low 11°)Apr: 16 °C (High 20° / Low 13°)May: 19 °C (High 23° / Low 16°)Jun: 23 °C (High 27° / Low 20°)Jul: 26 °C (High 29° / Low 22°)Aug: 26 °C (High 29° / Low 23°)Sep: 24 °C (High 27° / Low 21°)Oct: 20 °C (High 23° / Low 17°)Nov: 16 °C (High 18° / Low 13°)Dec: 13 °C (High 16° / Low 10°)26°12°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm10 mm20 mm30 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 25 mmFeb: 20 mmMar: 26 mmApr: 25 mmMay: 12 mmJun: 5 mmJul: 2 mm2Aug: 7 mmSep: 21 mmOct: 24 mmNov: 31 mmDec: 32 mm32

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 6.0 hFeb: 6.7 hMar: 7.8 hApr: 8.7 hMay: 10.3 hJun: 12.1 h12.1Jul: 12.0 hAug: 10.6 hSep: 8.3 hOct: 7.1 hNov: 6.0 hDec: 5.5 h5.5

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Playa de Garrucha: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Playa de Garrucha: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January159152546.015
February169152046.717
March1711152647.817
April2013162548.717
May23161812310.316
June2720215112.115
July2922242012.015
Augustwarmest sea2923257110.615
September2721242138.315
October2317212447.114
November1813183156.015
December1610163245.515

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Playa de Garrucha: ® GARRUCHA COSTA PLAYA DE GARRUCHA - panoramio (5)
Photo: Concepcion AMAT ORTA… · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Playa de Garrucha: ® CARRUCHA COSTA PLAYA DE GARRUCHA CASTILLO DE ESCOBETAS - panoramio
Photo: Concepcion AMAT ORTA… · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER20 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20208 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.120 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.2 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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