The climate of La Gomera (Canary
Islands / Spain)
After El Hierro La Gomera is the smallest of the Canary Islands. Just
like the other islands La Gomera is a volcanic island. The island is
of volcanic origin and is roughly circular; if you take a look at the
map you can see how the island started in the middle and then acquired
its round shape. La Gomera has two weather types. The northern part of
the island is much cooler all year round. The southern part of the
island gets about twice the amount of hours of annual sunshine. The
climate figures below are for the southern part of the island. In the
northern part the peaks of Mount Garajonay which is covered with
Laurel forests are almost always enclosed by mist. The southern part
is much warmer and consequently much more pleasant to stay in. This is
caused by the warm Gulf Stream that passes here. Because of this the
weather is suitable for a holiday all year round.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for La Gomera.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
19
14
6
6
20
February
19
13
7
6
19
March
20
14
7
6
19
April
20
14
8
5
19
May
21
15
9
3
20
June
23
17
9
2
21
July
25
19
10
1
22
August
26
19
9
1
23
September
26
19
8
3
24
October
24
18
7
5
23
November
22
16
6
6
22
December
20
15
6
7
21
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
