Perseids in Málaga

The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Málaga around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Málaga the radiant in Perseus climbs to 60° above the north-east horizon around 05:55. Local best viewing window: 01:20–05:55 CEST on the peak night, about 4.6 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 130 meteors an hour from Málaga under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: clear skies forecast, so a dark site is worth the drive.