Summer Weather in Lanzarote Spain

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 76°F to 83°F, rarely falling below 73°F or exceeding 88°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 83°F on August 20.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 65°F to 71°F, rarely falling below 63°F or exceeding 73°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 71°F on August 19.

For reference, on August 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Lanzarote typically range from 71°F to 83°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 58°F to 68°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The summer in Lanzarote experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 9% throughout the season. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 2% on July 18.

The clearest day of the summer is July 18, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 98% of the time.

For reference, on October 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 37%, while on July 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 98%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Lanzarote, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is essentially constant, remaining around 1% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 7% on December 29, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 3.

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Lanzarote is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.3 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.0 inches on July 11.

Over the course of the summer in Lanzarote, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 8 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 45 seconds, and weekly decrease of 5 minutes, 14 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 12 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Lanzarote is 6:55 AM on June 11 and the latest sunrise is 37 minutes later at 7:32 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 8:57 PM on June 30 and the earliest sunset is 40 minutes earlier at 8:16 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Lanzarote during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the summer, so the entire season is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets 14 hours, 0 minutes later, at 8:56 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:44 AM and sets 10 hours, 17 minutes later, at 6:01 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Lanzarote is very rapidly increasing during the summer, rising from 10% to 58% over the course of the season.

For reference, on August 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 58% of the time, while on February 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Lanzarote is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 1.4 miles per hour of 16.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.6 miles per hour, while on October 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the summer is 17.6 miles per hour on July 16.

The hourly average wind direction in Lanzarote throughout the summer is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 100% on July 20.

Lanzarote is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Lanzarote is increasing during the summer, rising by 4°F, from 68°F to 73°F, over the course of the season.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Lanzarote are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Lanzarote are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,155°F, from 2,313°F to 4,468°F, over the course of the season.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Lanzarote is decreasing during the summer, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 8.0 kWh to 6.8 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 8.1 kWh on June 22.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lanzarote are 29.010 deg latitude, -13.641 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lanzarote is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lanzarote is covered by cropland (56%), bare soil (22%), and artificial surfaces (14%), within 10 miles by water (31%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by water (91%).