Lanzarote by its prime location has a warm climate all year round, with an annual average temperature of 21.5 ° C (68 ° F). Between January and February, the colder months and with more rainfall, the temperatures are around 17 degrees, and in the months of August and September, maintains the 24 ° C, with the highest temperatures.
With a semi-desertic climate characterized by low rainfall (140 mm per year) and the presence of the trade winds, which is softened by the thermoregulatory effect of the sea, thanks to the flow of cold Canary wind fostering a climate that is spectacular, due to the low altitude, Lanzarote is below the area of influence of warm and moist air trade winds, generating a constant humidity of 80%.
The island of Lanzarote as part of the Canary archipelago is affected most of the year by anticyclones (air at high pressure). Azores is the anticyclone that affects the island, which originated the trade winds, laden with moisture and salt, plus a wealth of horizontal cloud development. Formerly were used to grind the grains that were manufactured and also to raise the sea level to the terraces of salt.
The sea has a pleasant temperature of between 17 ° and 23 ° C at the surface. The wind is steady and moderate almost all year (NO haunt the 20-30 km / h) which allows the practice of sports like light sailing, windsurfing, sailing and other water sports.
| Month - Mes - Monat |
Celsius maximal |
Celsius minimal |
Ocean Cº maximal |
| January - Enero - Januar |
21 |
14 |
18 |
| February - Febrero - Februar |
20 |
13 |
18 |
| March - Marzo - März |
24 |
14 |
19 |
| April - Abril - April |
25 |
15 |
19 |
| May - Mayo - Mai |
26 |
16 |
19 |
| June - Junio - Juni |
28 |
19 |
20 |
| July - Julio - Juli |
34 |
23 |
21 |
| August - Agosto - August |
36 |
25 |
21 |
| Septembre - Septiembre - September |
35 |
24 |
21 |
| October - Octubre - Oktober |
30 |
22 |
20 |
| November - Noviembre - Novemver |
26 |
18 |
19 |
| December - Diciembre - Dezember |
22 |
15 |
18 |
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