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Lanzarote, the nearest Canary Island to the African coast, hence the furthest east, has a climate which has been referred to as a perpetual spring and summer - perfect for winter sunshine and all year round holidays. The reasons for this perpetual warm climate and distinct to the Canary Islands, their position (nearer to Africa in fact than Spain), and Lanzarote's climate is particularly drier and hotter because this is one of the lowest lying islands. Lanzarote is without the high mountains of both Gran Canaria and Tenerife, so their's less variation within the island itself, and it's drier.
Another factor in Lanzarote's weather is the winds - perfect for windsurfing, kitesurfing and other watersports, the moist trade winds whisk down from the north making the northern coast of Lanzarote slightly wetter and cloudier than the south, but not dramatically so. Holidaymakers can expect about 2500 hours of sunny sunshine every year, with average temperatures between 18 to 24 degrees centigrade (64-75F) in the summer months (although it can creep much higher) and 16 to 20 degrees centigrade in Winter.
Average temperatures across the year for Lanzarote make for perfect winter holiday conditions, and are as follows:
January - Average Maximum Temperature 21 degrees centigrade, average sea temperature is 19 degrees centigrade and expect average sunshine hours of 7 hours. Not bad for January! February is 21 for temperatures, 18 for sea temperature and 8 hours of sunshine, March is 23.5 degrees centigrade, 18 fo sea temperature and again 8 hours of sunshine. Moving into April temperatures are creeping up slowly to 24.5 degrees centigrade, 18 for sea temperatures and eight hours of sunshine.
May's average temperatures in Lanzarote are 25 degrees centigrade, 19 on sea temperatures and 9 hours of sunshine. June is 26 degrees centigrade for average temperatures, 20 degrees centigrade for sea temperature and 11 hours of sunshine. July is 28 for temperature, 21 for sea temperature and 10 hours of sunshine. August is upto 29 degrees centigrade temperatures, 22 for sea temperature and 11 hours of sunshine.
Moving into September we're still up to 29 degrees centigrade for average temperature, 23 for average sea temperature and 8 hours of sunshine. October is 27 average temperature, 23 for sea temperature and 7 hours sunshine. November 24 degrees centigrade, 21 for sea temperature and 6 hours sunshine. Finally December you're still looking at 21.5 degrees centigrade, 20 degrees for sea temperatures and 7 hours sunshine. So you can see, it's not just these fine all year round temperatures which make the Canary Islands such a popular destination for winter as well as summer holidays, it's the warm sea temperatures too - perfect for diving and watersports all year round!
Lanzarote's rainfall is light on the whole, no big mountain ranges on this Canary island where clouds cluster and form. Average rainfall in Lanzarote is 117.5mm (that's 4.6 inches) annually. The wettest months are usually October and January, and warmly welcomed by local farmers.
On the whole, moist trade winds blow down from a northward direction across the Canary Islands. Just occasionally though, and perhaps this will occur during your holiday on Lanzarote, the hot sirocco winds blow across from the Sahara along with dessert dust and very high temperatures (usually up in the 40s centigrade!). Local residents call this the Tiempo Africano and it's an annoyance to them, with both the dust and uncomfortable high temperatures.
Holidaymakers however won't be much bothered by it - although extra care needs to be taken with the high temperatures.
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