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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain climate
BWh Hot desert
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is September with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 130 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 26 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLas Palmas de Gran Canaria climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 41 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 30 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 41 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Las Palmas DE Gran Canaria/gan, a weather station, about 20 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.