The climate of La Palma (Canary
Islands / Spain)
La Palma is an island with many differences in weather and climate.
The village of Tazacorte is said to get the largest amount of hours of
annual sunshine in Europe while snow may fall in the mountains which
are in the vicinity of the village. La Palma is one of the wettest of
the Canary Islands. Because of this the island is also known as the
Green Island. This is why the island is very popular among nature
lovers and hikers. Because of this specific target group tourism will
never be as massive as on the neighboring islands of
Tenerife, Gran
Canaria and Lanzarote. Several small accommodations can be found on La
Palma which aim for authenticity instead of mass tourism.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for La Palma.
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
16
11
6
7
20
February
16
10
6
7
19
March
17
11
6
7
19
April
17
11
7
6
19
May
19
13
8
4
20
June
21
15
8
2
21
July
23
17
9
1
22
August
24
18
9
1
23
September
23
17
8
4
24
October
21
15
7
6
23
November
19
13
6
7
22
December
17
12
5
8
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
