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Best time to visit Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

May is the best time to visit Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 2 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 93/100
A beach holiday September sea 23 °C
The least cloud August 30 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 25 °C
Cooler weather January 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 93 21 °C 2 73
2 November 93 22 °C 6 76
3 April 92 20 °C 4 63
4 March 92 20 °C 5 59
5 December 92 20 °C 6 64
6 June 91 23 °C 1 82
7 January 91 19 °C 5 57
8 February 91 19 °C 5 56
9 October 90 24 °C 5 87
10 July 87 24 °C 0 89
11 September 86 25 °C 2 95
12 August 84 25 °C 1 94

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 19 °C 46 % 57
February 19 °C 19 °C 44 % 56
March 19 °C 20 °C 44 % 59
April 19 °C 20 °C 45 % 63
May 20 °C 21 °C 43 % 73
June 21 °C 23 °C 33 % 82
July 22 °C 24 °C 31 % 89
August 23 °C 25 °C 30 % 94
September 23 °C 25 °C 37 % 95
October 23 °C 24 °C 46 % 87
November 22 °C 22 °C 51 % 76
December 21 °C 20 °C 47 % 64

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 25 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.