Gran Canaria's temperatures rarely drop below 22 degrees centigrade. In the summer months it shoots upt to between 26 to 28 degrees centigrade but often pushes well over 30 degrees, especially during periods of Calima (African weather), although Gran Canaria tends to get less affected than both Lanzarote and Fuerteventura as it's further away from the African coast.
Average temperatures for Gran Canaria (degrees centigrade) are January/21, February 22, March 22, April 23, May 23, June 25, July 26, August 27, September 26, October 25, November 24, December 22. Average sunshine hours are excellent - January 6 hours, February 6 hours, March 7 hours, April 8 hours, May 8 hours, June 9 hours, July 10 hours, August 9 hours, September 8 hours, October 7 hours, November 6 hours, December 5 hours.
Water temperatures are warm, warm, warm all year round making for excellent watersports conditions. In January water temperatures are around 19 degrees centigrade, February 19, March 19, April 19, May 19, June 20, July 20, August 22, September 23, October 23, November 22 and December at a whoping 21 degrees centigrade - magic! These sea temperatures are actually lower than to be expected for this latitude due to the cooling Canary Current from the north.
Rainfall is light overall with about 750mm on the north coast, but only about 250mm in the south. You might be wondering, if you're touring the north of Gran Canaria inland around Teror and Firgus, how this part of the island is so green (agriculture and banana plantations are prevalent in this region). One of the reasons unique to Gran Canaria is the layer of cloud on it's windward north side, brough by the trade winds. This layer of cloud often brings light rain, benefiting agriculture immensely.
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