Gran Canaria weather by month
Gran Canaria weather by month stays within a few degrees: 21 °C by day in January, 28 °C in August, with a sea from 19 °C to 23 °C.
Gran Canaria in November, daytime high
24 °C
| Night low | no usable record |
| Sea surface | 22 °C |
| Rain in the month | 22 mm |
| Days with 1 mm or more | 3 days |
| Daylight | 10 h 42 min |
| October, daytime high | 26 °C |
| December, daytime high | 23 °C |
Averages 1991 to 2020 at Gran Canaria airport (Gando). A typical month, not a forecast. Method.
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Gran Canaria is often called a continent in miniature, and the weather earns the phrase: the centre of the island rises to almost two thousand metres, the north-east is cloudier and greener, and the south around Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés is the dry, sunny strip where most hotels are. The station we use is at Gando airport on the east coast, between the capital and the southern resorts, and its averages over 1991 to 2020 are a fair guide to the coast. Highs run from 21 °C in January to 28 °C in August. Rain is light and mostly falls between October and February, when December brings 4 days. For night lows, the station has too few complete Novembers and Decembers to publish a figure, so those two months are left blank rather than guessed.
Gran Canaria weather by month, 1991 to 2020
| Month | Daytime high | Night low | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 °C | 15 °C | 20 °C | 18 mm | 3 days | 10 h 36 min |
| February | 21 °C | 15 °C | 19 °C | 25 mm | 3 days | 11 h 12 min |
| March | 22 °C | 16 °C | 19 °C | 11 mm | 2 days | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 23 °C | 17 °C | 19 °C | 5 mm | 1 day | 12 h 48 min |
| May | 24 °C | 18 °C | 20 °C | 1 mm | 1 day | 13 h 30 min |
| June | 26 °C | 19 °C | 21 °C | 0 mm | 0 days | 13 h 54 min |
| July | 27 °C | 21 °C | 22 °C | 0 mm | 0 days | 13 h 42 min |
| August | 28 °C | 22 °C | 23 °C | 1 mm | 0 days | 13 h 06 min |
| September | 27 °C | 22 °C | 23 °C | 4 mm | 1 day | 12 h 18 min |
| October | 26 °C | 20 °C | 23 °C | 18 mm | 3 days | 11 h 24 min |
| November | 24 °C | no usable record | 22 °C | 22 mm | 3 days | 10 h 42 min |
| December | 23 °C | no usable record | 21 °C | 20 mm | 4 days | 10 h 24 min |
Las Palmas or Maspalomas: which side to choose
The north-east trade wind brings low cloud to the north of the island, which British visitors sometimes meet as a grey morning in Las Palmas while the south is clear. Because our station sits on the east coast, its figures fall between the two. The southern resorts tend to be a little sunnier and a little warmer in the afternoon than these numbers; the capital, a little less. The mountain villages of the interior are a different climate altogether and can be cold at night in winter.
For a winter week, Gran Canaria and Tenerife are almost interchangeable on paper: 1 °C apart in January. The choice comes down to the resort, the flight and the beach rather than the climate.
Best time to visit Gran Canaria
Daytime high of 24 °C or more: May to November. Add a sea of 22 °C or more: July to November. The sea is at its lowest in March, 19 °C, and peaks in September and October. For the other islands, see Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, or where is hot in February.