Weather on the Canary Islands:
Annual Average Temperature, Rain, Sun and Humidity

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The tables below list the normal annual temperatures and rainfall for cities on the Canary Islands. There's also information here on yearly average sunshine and humidity levels for the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma and Tenerife.

The measures of climate are averages of data collected at weather stations from 1971 to 2000.

The weather stations sit near sea level except Izaña Mountain, which is at 2371 metres (7779 feet) elevation on the island of Tenerife. The high elevation gives the mountain cool temperatures and typically 13 days a year of snowfall.

Temperature

Average annual temperatures
High
°F
Low
°F
Island Place High
°C
Low
°C
73 64 El Hierro Valverde 23 18
75 63 Fuerteventura Puerto del Rosario 24 17
75 64 Gran Canaria Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 24 18
76 62 Lanzarote Arrecife 25 17
73 64 La Palma Villa de Mazo 23 18
76 64 Tenerife Granadilla de Abona 25 18
56 43 Tenerife Izaña Mountain 14   6
68 55 Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna 20 13
76 64 Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife 24 18

Rainfall

Average yearly precipitation
Days Island Place Inches Millimetres
19 El Hierro Valverde   6.7 170
15 Fuerteventura Puerto del Rosario   4.1 105
21 Gran Canaria Las Palmas de Gran Canaria   5.3 134
20 Lanzarote Arrecife   4.3 110
39 La Palma Villa de Mazo 12.8 324
14 Tenerife Granadilla de Abona   4.6 116
34 Tenerife Izaña Mountain 17.3 440
66 Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna 21.9 557
31 Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife   8.4 214

Sunshine

Total sunshine a year
Hours Island Place Clear Days
2339 El Hierro Valverde   63
2841 Fuerteventura Puerto del Rosario   79
2805 Gran Canaria Las Palmas de Gran Canaria   65
2944 Lanzarote Arrecife   75
2087 La Palma Villa de Mazo   60
2670 Tenerife Granadilla de Abona 116
3433 Tenerife Izaña Mountain 184
2444 Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna   46
2851 Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife   93

Humidity

Average relative humidity (%)
Island Place Humidity
El Hierro Valverde 75
Fuerteventura Puerto del Rosario 70
Gran Canaria Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 68
Lanzarote Arrecife 71
La Palma Villa de Mazo 71
Tenerife Granadilla de Abona 67
Tenerife Izaña Mountain 48
Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna 73
Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife 63
Reference

AEMET (Agencia Estatal De Meteorologia, Gobierno de España). Valores Climatológicos Normales.

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