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Triplandio Malaga guide covers 11 travel guides across 35 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 42 self-guided walking tours in Malaga with 255 POI, spanning 156.1 km in total. Get inspired by 17 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Malaga
City & Country Data Spain (Malaga)
Key travel data for Malaga — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Spain
Cost
MID
Safety
80
Health
89
Lifestyle
73
Infra
81
Rank
#22
Score
64
Tourists
36.4M/y
GDP/cap
$38.6k
Life Exp
83.9 yrs
Population
49.4M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Malaga
Coffee
$2.49
Beer
$3.00
Lunch
$15.00
Groceries
$28.51/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$1.40
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$2,000/m
Best time to visit Malaga (Spain)
Now (July) avg: 28°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Jun.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
32°C / 23°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:09 / 21:38
Local time
9:39
Sea Temp
24°C
Best Months 
Jul & Jun
Jul & Jun
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Jan
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Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Malaga —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Chilled garlic and almond soup, often garnished with grapes or melon. A sweet almond cream dessert with Moorish origins. A chilled soup made with tomatoes, garlic, bread, and olive oil. Crispy fried anchovies seasoned with salt and lemon Fried eggplant slices drizzled with cane honey. Shrimp cooked in olive oil with garlic and chili peppers. Cold tomato and vegetable soup, perfect for hot climates. Sardines skewered and grilled over charcoal. Fried eggplant drizzled with sugar cane syrup. An assortment of small fish lightly battered and deep-fried. Traditional breadcrumbs mixed with pork products and vegetables Thick cold soup made from tomatoes, bread, and olive oil. A Spanish omelette made with eggs and potatoes, sometimes with onions. A rustic Andalusian dish of sautéed potatoes with peppers.
Traditional Local Food
Malaga (Spain)
Starter
Vegetarian
Ajoblanco
ah-hoh-BLAN-koh
Dessert
Vegetarian
Almendrado Dessert
Bienmesabe
bee-en-meh-SAH-beh
Soup
Vegetarian
Cold Tomato Soup
Gazpachuelo
gath-pah-CHO-ehl-loh
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Fried Anchovies
Boquerones Fritos
boh-keh-ROH-nehs FREE-tohs
🥦
Snack
Vegetarian
Fried Eggplant with Honey
Berenjenas con Miel
beh-rehn-HEN-as con mee-EHL
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Garlic Fried Shrimps
Gambas al Pil-Pil
GAHM-bas al peel-PEEL
Starter
Vegetarian
Gazpacho
gath-PAH-choh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Sardines
Espetos
es-PE-tohs
Snack
Vegetarian
Malaga Style Eggplant with Sugar Cane Syrup
Berenjenas con miel de caña
beh-ren-HEH-nahs kon MYEL deh KAHN-yah
🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Malaga Style Fried Fish
Fritura Malagueña
free-TOO-rah mah-lah-GEH-nyah
Main course
Meat
Migas
MEE-gahs
Starter
Vegetarian
Porra Antequerana
POH-rah an-teh-keh-RAH-nah
Main course
Vegetarian
Potato Omelette
Tortilla de Patatas
tor-TEE-yah de pah-TAH-tas
Main course
Vegan
Spicy Stewed Potatoes
Patatas a lo pobre
pah-tah-tahs ah loh poh-breh
