Just like September and October in 2009 and 2010, the Spanish summer seems to be struggling to come to an end again this year (2011) with unseasonably great weather, and busy beaches, all though October so far. In fact we have yet to have a good rain storm so far this autumn, and in the past two years the local rivers have not started flowing until late December.
This makes September, October and November (well 2009 and 2010 and hopefully 2011) a great time to visit and explore. With outdoor activities being especially great at this time of year - hiking, biking, riding, etc!
My pool has dropped to a less appealing 22 degrees (from around 30 in the middle of summer) but its still very swimmable after the initial 1 minute of deep breathe entry! Not sure I will beat my new Finnish neighbours in the 'last to use the pool this year' competition but I'm still going strong at the moment!
Autumn in the south of Spain is great!