Lanzarote weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Lanzarote is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and June close behind. Lanzarote averages about 2,979 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,979
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 109 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 156k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Lanzarote?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lanzarote is April, then May and June. The dullest month is January (86/100, 13 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lanzarote?
Lanzarote gets a lot of sun: around 2,979 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate April from January. It ranks #14 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 November, carries about 49% of the annual 109 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 13 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 16° / 61°F | 18 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 87 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 9 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 5 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 96 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 4 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 1 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 3 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| October | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 16 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 93 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 20 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 94 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 17 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
Sea temperature in Lanzarote by month
The sea off Lanzarote is warmest in August at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in March at 19°C / 66°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 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
- Fuerteventura Spain · 60 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Gran Canaria Spain · 207 km · best in May · 3,298 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 307 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- La Palma Spain · 406 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Agadir (Temsia) Morocco · 433 km · best in May · 3,598 h sun/yr
- Essaouira Morocco · 465 km · best in Jun · 3,614 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Laayoune Western Sahara · 204 km · 3,339 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Tan Tan Morocco · 245 km · 2,683 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- La Gomera Spain · 367 km · 3,075 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Lanzarote compares month by month: Lanzarote vs Gran Canaria · Lanzarote vs Tenerife · Lanzarote vs Funchal · Lanzarote vs Fuerteventura · all comparisons
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