Lanzarote weather & climate

Lanzarote weather and climate is an easy one. Always pack your shorts, t-shirts and swimsuit. Although in winter months, you might want a wetsuit if you don't want to look like a total tourist. But basically, temperatures rarely dip below a good English summer. Although in winter months, you will need a jacket in the evening. For more technical details, see below. But trust us, it's a gorgeous place to holiday all year round.

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Lanzarote weather & climate

The Lanzarote weather & climate is characterized by the lack of rain (140 mm. annually) and by the frequency of the trade winds. The average annual temperature is between 18ºC and 24ºC. January is the coldest month while August is the hottest month of the year.

The water temperature fluctuates between 17º to 23º on the surface. Ocean currents are more intense and persistent on the leeward side and flow most of the time from NE to SW direction. parallel to the shores of the island.

MONTH	Absolute maximum (°C)	Average (°C)	Absolute minimum (°C)
January	21.9	17.1	11.9
February	23.3	17.6	11.8
March	29.7	19.6	12.4
April	27.7	19.9	13.6
May	28.3	21.2	15.7
June	32.1	23.7	16.2
July	41.6	27.0	20.8
August	39.0	26.0	20.4
September	29.4	24.8	19.0
October	30.4	24.2	17.9
November	29.5	21.8	14.6
December	25.9	20.4	13.7

Airport Station.
SOURCE: State Agency of Meteorology.

MONTH	Humidity (%)	Rain (liters / m2)	Days of rain *	Average temperature (º C)
January	65	16.7	14	17.1
February	65	11.3	8	17.6
March	61	3.8	10	19.6
April	59	0.4	3	19.9
May	59	0.0	2	21.2
June	62	0.0	0	23.7
July	58	0.0	0	27.0
August	61	0.0	0	27.0
September	64	2.3	5	24.8
October	69	0.2	2	24.2
November	64	0.0	4	21.8
December	68	41.4	12	20.4