Lanzarote
Lanzarote is the furthest eastern island in the Canary Island chain. Lanzarote and the rest of the islands are an autonomous community of Spain.
Geography and Climate
Lanzarote is one of the two islands in the east of the Canary Islands. It is located 100 km west of the Western African coast line and 11 km north of the neighbouring island Fuerteventura. Its dimensions are from east to west coast 16.5 km, from north to south 60 km. The island was created by volcano eruptions. There is only limited natural vegetation on the island. About 130,000 people live on Lanzarote. The largest town on the island is Arrecife.
The climate is very dry because the island neighbours the Sahara Desert, however there is a small amount of rain in the winter months (December, January, February).
| Climate data for Lanzarote Airport (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
42.6 (108.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.9 (109.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
43.6 (110.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) |
18.2 (0.72) |
12.5 (0.49) |
5.2 (0.20) |
1.5 (0.06) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.2 (0.09) |
9.9 (0.39) |
14.7 (0.58) |
29.3 (1.15) |
110.6 (4.35) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 203 | 201 | 241 | 255 | 297 | 292 | 308 | 295 | 248 | 235 | 207 | 196 | 2,978 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología | |||||||||||||
Economy
Lanzarote has one international airport at Arreceife (airport code ACE) served by many large airlines, like Ryanair and Iberia.
Tourism
The island is mainly supported by tourism. Many tourist come to the island for sunbathing, swimming, shopping, windsurfing, walking or snorkeling.
Agriculture
There are a few agricultural producers on the island, and in particular there are some vineyards producing local wines.
Gallery
Playa Blanca
References
- ↑ "Climate » Turismo Lanzarote". Turismo Lanzarote. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Guía resumida del clima en España (1981-2010)".
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