El Hierro weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit El Hierro is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with June and July close behind. El Hierro averages about 3,418 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,418
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 219 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 29 m
When is the best time to visit El Hierro?
For sunshine, the best time to visit El Hierro is May, then June and July. The dullest month is February (87/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is El Hierro?
El Hierro is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,418 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate May from February. El Hierro is the sunniest of the 40 destinations tracked in Spain. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 51% of the annual 219 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 22 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 87 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 26 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| March | 88 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 21 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 14 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 5 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 11 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 1 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 5 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 11 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 28 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 92 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 43 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 40 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in El Hierro by month
The sea off El Hierro is warmest in August at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in February at 21°C / 70°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- La Palma Spain · 91 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 132 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Gran Canaria Spain · 246 km · best in May · 3,298 h sun/yr
- Fuerteventura Spain · 401 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Lanzarote Spain · 437 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Dakhla Western Sahara · 496 km · best in Jan · 3,691 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Gomera Spain · 70 km · 3,075 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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