La Palma weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit La Palma is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with July and May close behind. La Palma averages about 3,075 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,075
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 242 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 84k
- Elevation
- 29 m
When is the best time to visit La Palma?
For sunshine, the best time to visit La Palma is June, then July and May. The dullest month is February (84/100, 32 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is La Palma?
La Palma is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,075 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate June from February. It ranks #10 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 48% of the annual 242 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 27 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 32 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| March | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 23 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 16 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 6 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 97 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 4 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 97 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 10 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 29 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 43 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 89 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 45 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in La Palma by month
The sea off La Palma is warmest in August at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in January 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
- Tenerife Spain · 133 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Gran Canaria Spain · 244 km · best in May · 3,298 h sun/yr
- Fuerteventura Spain · 381 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Lanzarote Spain · 406 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Funchal Portugal · 462 km · best in Jul · 2,835 h sun/yr
- Dakhla Western Sahara · 575 km · best in Jan · 3,691 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Gomera Spain · 85 km · 3,075 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- El Hierro Spain · 91 km · 3,418 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How La Palma compares month by month: La Palma vs Gran Canaria · La Palma vs Tenerife · La Palma vs Funchal · La Palma vs Fuerteventura · all comparisons
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