Las Palmas de Gran Canaria climate
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is warmest in August, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 15 °C. December is the wettest month (35 mm) and July the driest (1.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Las Palmas de Gran Canaria averages 216 mm of rain and 48 days above 25 °C.
Spain · population 383,516 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 25 °C
- Coldest month February 15 °C
- Driest month July 1 mm
- Wettest month December 35 mm
- Least cloud August 30 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 36 °C
- Coldest on record January 10 °C
- Warmest sea September 23 °C
What to expectLas Palmas de Gran Canaria through the year
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in February to 25 °C in August, a swing of 5.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 48 days a year reach 25 °C, 2 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in October.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 1 mm in July to 35 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is warmest in September at 23 °C and coldest in February at 19 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.8 °C | 27 mm | 46 % |
| February | 19.0 °C | 32 mm | 44 % |
| March | 19.8 °C | 24 mm | 44 % |
| April | 20.3 °C | 15 mm | 45 % |
| May | 21.4 °C | 9 mm | 43 % |
| June | 22.9 °C | 3 mm | 33 % |
| July | 24.2 °C | 1 mm | 31 % |
| August | 25.2 °C | 2 mm | 30 % |
| September | 25.0 °C | 12 mm | 37 % |
| October | 24.1 °C | 28 mm | 46 % |
| November | 21.9 °C | 28 mm | 51 % |
| December | 20.1 °C | 35 mm | 47 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.8 °C | 14.7 °C | 16.7 °C | 25.7 °C | 10.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 19.0 °C | 14.6 °C | 16.6 °C | 28.5 °C | 10.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 19.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 17.2 °C | 30.0 °C | 10.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.3 °C | 15.7 °C | 17.8 °C | 32.0 °C | 11.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.4 °C | 16.8 °C | 18.9 °C | 32.0 °C | 12.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.9 °C | 18.2 °C | 20.3 °C | 33.3 °C | 15.6 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 24.2 °C | 19.5 °C | 21.5 °C | 32.1 °C | 16.9 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 25.2 °C | 20.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 34.0 °C | 17.4 °C | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 25.0 °C | 20.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 31.2 °C | 17.6 °C | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 24.1 °C | 19.6 °C | 21.7 °C | 35.9 °C | 14.4 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 21.9 °C | 17.8 °C | 19.7 °C | 29.7 °C | 13.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 20.1 °C | 16.0 °C | 17.9 °C | 25.4 °C | 10.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 71 % | 19 km/h | 19.5 °C |
| February | 32 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 73 % | 20 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| March | 24 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 73 % | 19 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| April | 15 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 73 % | 20 km/h | 19.1 °C |
| May | 9 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 43 % | 73 % | 20 km/h | 20.0 °C |
| June | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 33 % | 76 % | 21 km/h | 21.2 °C |
| July | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 31 % | 77 % | 23 km/h | 21.9 °C |
| August | 2 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 30 % | 76 % | 22 km/h | 22.7 °C |
| September | 12 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 37 % | 77 % | 18 km/h | 23.4 °C |
| October | 28 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 76 % | 16 km/h | 23.2 °C |
| November | 28 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 74 % | 18 km/h | 22.0 °C |
| December | 35 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 47 % | 74 % | 18 km/h | 20.6 °C |
How Las Palmas de Gran Canaria compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 25 °C | 15 °C | 216 mm | 48 |
| La Laguna · Spain | 22 °C | 13 °C | 270 mm | 7 |
| Laayoune · Western Sahara | 31 °C | 11 °C | 46 mm | 204 |
| Agadir · Morocco | 32 °C | 10 °C | 268 mm | 185 |
| Ait Melloul · Morocco | 31 °C | 9.5 °C | 214 mm | 181 |
Where Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Europe in December | 1st of 50 | 64/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in February | 1st of 50 | 56/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in January | 1st of 50 | 57/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in March | 1st of 50 | 59/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe year-round | 1st of 50 | 75/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in December | 1st of 50 | 92/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
QuestionsCommon questions about Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s climate
When is the best time to visit Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Las Palmas de Gran Canaria get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 2 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 15 °C in February, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
December, averaging 35 mm over 6 days with rain. The driest month is July with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 216 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 28.102°, -15.416° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.