Marbella in November 2026 is the quietest genuinely good month of the year. Expect daytime highs around 19C, overnight lows near 13C, and a sea still holding about 18C. Rain falls on roughly nine days and totals around 57mm, which makes November the wettest month on this coast. So it is not beach weather. It is very good walking, golfing and eating weather, and prices drop sharply the week the October half term ends.
What is the weather like in Marbella in November?
Mild and changeable. The usual pattern is several bright dry days, then one heavy burst of rain, then bright again. Bring a jacket for the evenings, when it drops into the low teens after dark. Do not build the trip around the beach: at 18C the sea is swimmable for about ten minutes if you are stubborn, and pleasant for nobody. The upside is that everything inland is at its best. The hills behind Marbella are green again by mid month, which they have not been since April.
Tostón, the one date locals actually plan around
1 November is the Día del Tostón, and in 2026 it falls on a Sunday. Families take bags of chestnuts into the countryside and the town squares, roast them over open fires and drink anís. It is the most genuinely local day in the Marbella calendar, and none of it is staged for visitors. The mountain village of Ojén holds its own Tostón Popular on a Sunday in early November, with roast chestnuts, tapas and music in the Plaza de Andalucía from 10:00 (it fell on 10 November in 2024). It is worth the fifteen minute drive inland, but when we updated this guide on 5 October 2026 the Ayuntamiento de Ojén had not yet announced the 2026 date, so check ojen.es first. After that the season moves indoors: the Teatro Ciudad de Marbella, a 480 seat municipal theatre in the centre, carries the autumn programme of theatre, music and flamenco once the beach clubs have closed.
When do the Christmas lights go on in Marbella?
Late November. Marbella and San Pedro de Alcántara switch on their Christmas lights together on a Saturday evening in the second half of the month, with a parade at 18:00 and the lights going on along Avenida Ramón y Cajal in the centre. In 2024 that was Saturday 23 November. The Ayuntamiento announces the 2026 date in the week before, so check marbella.es if you are timing a trip around it. From that weekend the old town fills again with locals, and the town starts to feel like December.
What November means for owners
November is the hinge month. Short holiday stays thin out, and the guests who remain are golfers, walkers and northern Europeans escaping the first cold weeks at home. Owners who hold out for August nightly rates through the winter mostly end up with an empty flat. Premavista manages fifteen properties across Marbella, Benahavís and Estepona, and the ones that earn through winter have their winter rates, minimum stays and weekly discounts set before the end of November, not after Christmas.
Owners who would rather step out of holiday letting altogether can move to a long-term let of 12 months or more, which needs no tourist licence. If you are still choosing dates, our month by month guide to Marbella compares the whole year, and October is the warmer alternative if you can move the trip forward.
Own a property in Marbella or on the Costa del Sol? Get a free, no-obligation rental income estimate at premavista.com, or message us on WhatsApp at +34 600 543 173 and we will tell you what November actually looks like for your flat.
