Marbella Rivers and Climate

The entire town falls into the Mediterranean Andalusia Basin. Rivers are short,which often leads to torrents in heavy rains. Among them are the Guadalmina,the Guadaiza, Rio Verde, and Rio Real, which collect the most water in themunicipality.

Erratic rainfall that result in watercourses areintermittent, often being dry in summer. The many streams that run through thecity have been blocked off.

The reservoir of La Concepcion and swamps of the New Angel,the Turtles, and Medrano supply of drinking water.

Marbellais protected in the northern coastal mountains of the Cordillera Penibetica,and this makes the city enjoy a microclimate that creates an annual averagetemperature of 18° C.

Sometimes, though increasingly common, the highestpeaks of the mountains are covered with snow, which usually melt in a day ortwo. The average rainfall is around 628 l/m², while thenumber of hours ofsunshine a year are 2900.