The Mijas climate and which slat suits your pool
Mijas enjoys one of the mildest climates on the Costa del Sol — more than 2,800 hours of sunshine a year and an average annual temperature of around 19°C. Summers are hot and dry, while winters stay gentle, with daytime highs often near 17–20°C even in January. Those long, warm shoulder seasons make Mijas one of the best places in Spain to keep a pool in use well beyond July and August.
The catch is the water. Along the coast between Fuengirola and La Cala the sea only reaches a comfortable 23–25°C in August and September, and private pools follow a similar lag — glorious by day in high summer, but slow to warm in spring and quick to cool once the autumn rains arrive around November. An automatic cover holds the day's heat overnight and cuts evaporation from the coastal breeze, which is exactly where the choice of slat starts to matter.
For most villas in Riviera del Sol, Calahonda or La Cala Golf we recommend solar polycarbonate slats. They let the strong Mijas sun pass through to warm the water, typically adding several degrees over a season and stretching comfortable bathing into May and October. PVC slats are the robust, economical choice: excellent insulation that holds heat overnight and keeps out the pine needles, leaves and occasional Saharan dust that Mijas gardens know well. Transparent polycarbonate is the design option for homes where the pool takes centre stage against a sea or golf-course view.
Whatever the slat, every Ingerclima cover is motorised and floats on the surface, so it also insulates against the cooler mountain nights felt higher up near Mijas Pueblo and keeps the water clean through the wet, windy weeks of late autumn and winter. The result is a longer, safer and far lower-maintenance bathing season.
See all our options in Cover models and Slat types.
