Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Canaries features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 863 mm (34.0 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Canaries enjoys an average of 3909 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Canaries are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Canaries experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Minimum | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Canaries, Anse-la-Raye, Saint Lucia with other places around the world.
Canaries usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Canaries are January, February and April. On average, 34 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) | 33 (1.3) | 38 (1.5) | 35 (1.4) | 39 (1.6) | 65 (2.6) | 105 (4.1) | 113 (4.5) | 121 (4.8) | 128 (5.1) | 103 (4.1) | 46 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Canaries are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Canaries: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 304 | 344 | 336 | 354 | 324 | 347 | 345 | 319 | 319 | 313 | 329 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 26m | 12h 45m | 12h 55m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 28m | 11h 18m |
Canaries experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Canaries UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |