Gran Canaria weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Gran Canaria is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with June and July close behind. Gran Canaria averages about 3,298 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,298
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 157 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 384k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit Gran Canaria?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gran Canaria is May, then June and July. The dullest month is February (87/100, 22 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gran Canaria?
Gran Canaria is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,298 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate May from February. It ranks #2 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,914 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 45% of the annual 157 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 18 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 87 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 22 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 15 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 10 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 98 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 6 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 98 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 2 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 98 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 98 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 17 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 24 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 94 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 28 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in Gran Canaria by month
The sea off Gran Canaria is warmest in August at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in February at 20°C / 68°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 10 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tenerife Spain · 117 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Fuerteventura Spain · 160 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Lanzarote Spain · 207 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- La Palma Spain · 244 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Dakhla Western Sahara · 472 km · best in Jan · 3,691 h sun/yr
- Funchal Portugal · 546 km · best in Jul · 2,835 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Gomera Spain · 180 km · 3,075 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Laayoune Western Sahara · 231 km · 3,339 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Gran Canaria compares month by month: Gran Canaria vs Agadir (Temsia) · Gran Canaria vs Tenerife · Gran Canaria vs Lanzarote · Gran Canaria vs Fuerteventura · all comparisons
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