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Weather & climate in Gran Canaria
A number of micro climates exist on the island, causing Gran Canaria to be known as a "continent in miniature".
In winter, Gran Canaria is favoured by sunseekers for the good weather conditions, with average maximum temperatures a pleasant 21 °C (70 °F) throughout coupled with about six hours of sunshine. Typically, there are 21 dry days each month during the winter season.
With the ocean climate, the island is only slightly warmer in Spring than in Winter. However, the daily average maximum temperature rises to 24 °C (75 °F) by May. In Spring the weather is drier than in Winter, with about 26-29 dry days on average. 7-9 hours of sunshine can be expected on average each day.
During the summer months, Gran Canaria weather conditions are hot, dry and very sunny. Daytime average temperatures reach 29 °C (85 °F) throughout the season. Taking also into account the average 30 dry days and the 11 hours of sunshine, it is not surprising how popular these holiday resorts are.
The autumn weather systems bring a slow decrease of average maximum temperatures, but they are still about 24 °C (75 °F). By November, Gran Canaria is rather wetter, with 21 dry days on average, with a reduction in the number of average sunshine hours to about six per day.
In which ever month you decide to visit Gran Canaria, there's a very good chance you'll get enjoy the fantastic weather.
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Gran Canaria
enjoys enviably good all year round weather
conditions. It's sub tropical climate is very stable throughout the year and
has one of the lowest cross-season temperature variations of anywhere in
the world. Average highs range from 21 ºC in winter to 26 ºC in summer,
while average lows are between 14 ºC and 21 ºC.
This can perhaps best
be seen when you contrast the alpine climate in the mountains
with the Maspalomas dunes. These sand dunes are found in the more desert like weather
of the south. The mountains of Gran Canaria are one of the main
causes of these different micro-climates across the island, and act as a weather
block, shielding the southern part of the island from the rain and wind which
is more prevalent in the north of the Gran Canaria.
Occasionally
during the summer months, Gran Canaria can experience the hot Sirocco wind.
The weather caused by the Sirocco wind brings with it hairdryer hot air
with sand from the Sahara desert.
Sometimes the Sirocco wind can bring temperatures of up to 45°C and the sand
can reduce visibility to 100 metres. These weather
conditions may last anything between a few hours up to a week.
