Gran Canaria weather by month & best time to visit
Climate for 1 place in Gran Canaria from 30 years of weather data. Best time to visit: June – October. August is the warmest month with 27 °C, January the coolest with 20 °C.
Best time to visit Gran Canaria
The best time to visit Gran Canaria is June – October: days of 24–27 °C, 9 hours of sunshine a day and 1 rainy day a month on average. The sea is 22–24 °C then. It reaches 20 °C, warm enough for most swimmers, from April to January. Most rainy days fall in December (5).
Gran Canaria weather by month
Long-term averages of 1 place: the score is their mean, temperatures range from the coolest to the warmest place. Best months are marked; open a month for details.
| Month | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanuaryJan | 47 | 20° | 20° | 7 h | 4 |
| FebruaryFeb | 49 | 20° | 19° | 8 h | 4 |
| MarchMar | 55 | 21° | 19° | 8 h | 3 |
| AprilApr | 60 | 21° | 20° | 9 h | 2 |
| MayMay | 72 | 22° | 20° | 9 h | 1 |
| JuneJun | 85 | 24° | 22° | 10 h | 0 |
| JulyJul | 93 | 26° | 22° | 11 h | 0 |
| AugustAug | 96 | 27° | 23° | 10 h | 0 |
| SeptemberSep | 96 | 26° | 24° | 8 h | 2 |
| OctoberOct | 93 | 25° | 23° | 8 h | 3 |
| NovemberNov | 74 | 23° | 22° | 7 h | 3 |
| DecemberDec | 56 | 21° | 21° | 7 h | 5 |
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Gran Canaria weather: quick answers
When is the best time to visit Gran Canaria?
The best time to visit Gran Canaria is June – October: days reach 24–27 °C, with 9 hours of sunshine a day and 1 rainy day a month on average.
What is the warmest month in Gran Canaria?
August is the warmest month, with daytime highs of 27 °C on average (27 °C depending on the place). The coolest is January with 20 °C.
How warm is it in Gran Canaria in January?
In January, the coolest month, days reach 20 °C on average and the sea is 20 °C.
When can you swim in Gran Canaria?
The sea is 20 °C or warmer from April to January and warmest in September with 24 °C.
When does it rain most in Gran Canaria?
December has the most rainy days (5 on average), June the fewest (0).
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)