AccuWeather Fuengirola aside: climate, beaches and resort guide

Fuengirola is a working town as much as a resort, with a population of about 71,500 and a long, straight seafront on the Costa del Sol in Andalusia. That size matters: you are staying somewhere with its own life all year, rather than a strip of hotels that empties out in winter.

The sights are close together. The Castillo de Suel stands about a mile from the centre, near the site of Suel, a Roman city of the province of Baetica. More Roman history turns up at the Termas romanas de Torreblanca del Sol and the archaeological site of Finca del Secretario. In town you will also find the Bullring of Fuengirola, the Fuengirola Mosque and Bioparc Fuengirola, the zoo, all within easy walking distance.

Fuengirola itself is the base here, so the real choice is which stretch of sand to stay near. Playa de San Francisco and Playa de Santa Amalia lie about half a mile from the centre, Playa del Castillo sits by the castle roughly a mile out, and Playa de Torreblanca is around 2.5 miles along the coast. Just over the boundary, Playa del Chaparral, about 3 miles away, belongs to neighbouring Mijas.

If you are wondering about the best places to go in Fuengirola once the beach has been done, look a little further afield. The Calaburras Lighthouse is about 2.5 miles away, Calahonda beach roughly 6 miles, La Cala Resort, a golf and residential estate, about 5.5 miles, and the protected dunes of Dunas de Artola o Cabopino around 8 miles along the shore.

A Foreca Fuengirola or AccuWeather check will cover the coming week; the longer pattern is more useful for booking. April brings highs of 23°C with only 3 rainy days, May reaches 25°C and June 28°C. July and August are the hottest months at 33°C, with lows of 22 to 23°C and almost no rain.

September holds at 28°C, but October is the wettest month of the year, with around 117mm falling over 10 days. November settles again at 22°C with 5 rainy days, which is why it sits among the best months alongside April, May, June and September. Winter highs stay around 17 to 18°C, with nights near 9°C; March can be damp, with 9 rainy days.

Málaga airport has direct flights from the United Kingdom and is the obvious choice: the drive to Fuengirola takes about 17 minutes, one of the shortest airport transfers on the coast. Gibraltar also has direct flights from the UK, but the drive is around 69 minutes, so it suits travellers combining the town with a few days further west.

If you are bringing a car by sea, the nearest ferry port is Málaga, about 17 miles away, with Algeciras around 54 miles and Motril about 62 miles.

Most British travellers come to Fuengirola on a package holiday: a flight into Málaga, a hotel and the transfer bundled together. With such a short drive from the airport, the transfer is a small part of the day, and you can choose the board basis that suits you, from room only to all inclusive. Prices rise during UK school holidays, so families tied to those dates should book early and compare.

This page shows live package deals from several UK operators, so you can compare them side by side. You can also check hotel prices, browse tours and tickets, from Bioparc Fuengirola to days out along the coast, and compare car hire if you plan to reach the lighthouse or the Cabopino dunes on your own schedule.