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I always say, to anyone who asks, there is no way that you should move away from a place you are familiar with, have friends and family connections or may be even were born and grew up, simply because of the weather.
When you do decide that moving to the Costa del Sol is a simply fabulous idea, for a host of compelling reasons, the climate combined with the dynamics of the weather is one of them. The extent to which the sun shines is almost surreal and after a few months here you will be wearing a fleece in the “cooler months” – from late October to February – when the highs hit 18 degrees C but rarely go below 10. You will, trust me.
Since Easter, we have seen one overcast day that resulted in a short downpour, I think it was in August, and surprisingly is a frequent occurrence in late summer. That’s nearly seven months with no rain.
I love the translation of expressions like “It’s Raining cats and Dogs”. In Spain it becomes “It’s Raining Waves” – “Están Lloviendo Olas” – and at 21.00 last night I was lowering the depth of our pool – twice – to avoid a flood. A cloudburst, complete with thunder and lightening, and we must have had (when combined with Friday’s total) the best part of 30 cms (circa 12 inches) of rain in around two hours.
The impact on the reservoir is so far, raising the total from Friday last week (39.22%) to today at 10.00 sitting at 40.23%. Just over a 1% increase. It doesn’t sound significant but it’s a boat load of rain.
In this excellent piece by Sur in English’s Chus Heredia, it is noted that the wester Costa del Sol wants to thrive in coming years on its own resources. https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/costa-del-sol-drought-crisis-plans-20241012070905-nt.html
Alongside the ambition for the Desalination Plant to deliver a much needed boost to the western Costa del Sol’s supply, which should be in place in the first couple of months of 2025, the aim of the Junta de Andalucia is to future-proof the underlying water supply to minimize the vacillation between modest resources and drought. It’s been successfully delivered in many Middle Eastern countries with foresight and careful planning the aims of the Junta should be realistically achieved.
In the meantime, we don’t need to refill our pool as we have been smiled on by the Weather Gods and we have free water! And there is more to come…..
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