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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz de la Palma features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 272 mm (10.7 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz de la Palma enjoys an average of 3931 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz de la Palma are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz de la Palma experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain §

Santa Cruz de la Palma usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz de la Palma are July, August and September. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24 (1.0) 34 (1.4) 24 (1.0) 27 (1.0) 14 (0.6) 19 (0.7) 11 (0.4) 7 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 22 (0.9) 48 (1.9) 31 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 8 6 4 7 3 2 2 8 13 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz de la Palma are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz de la Palma: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 226 273 328 356 384 377 387 378 341 325 270 280
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 32m 11h 10m 12h 0m 12h 51m 13h 34m 13h 55m 13h 44m 13h 6m 12h 17m 11h 26m 10h 42m 10h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain §

Santa Cruz de la Palma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Cruz de la Palma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 11 12 12 11 11 11 8 6 5