09.12.2016: African air flows over Gran Canaria from today and will be around all weekend. It brings clear skies, warm temperatures and a bit of dust.

04.12.2016: The weather this week should improve with unseasonably high temperatures, plenty of sunshine and maybe a spot of calima towards the end of the week. 

03.12.2016: Gran Canaria is due cloud, strong wind and showers starting on Saturday afternoon.

28.11.2016: While the south of Gran Canaria will get plenty of sunshine, expect a bit of everything all over Gran Canaria this week.

A cool, wet front arrives late on Monday night and will sweep over Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands on Tuesday bringing cloud, wind and showers.

18.11.2016: East winds have pushed African air over the Canary Islands bringing sunshine, high temperatures and a bit of dust.

14.11.2016: A blob of high-altitude cold air is currently sweeping over the Canary Islands and could bring showers to north Gran Canaria today.

Monday, 07 November 2016 10:25

Weather Forecast: Sunshine And Fluffy Clouds

07.11.2016: The rain is drifting away from Gran Canaria and the rest of the week will be sunny with the odd cloud.

Wednesday, 02 November 2016 11:16

Weather Forecast: Rain Due On Friday And Saturday

02.11.2016: A mini version of the bad weather that hit Gran Canaria last week is due to arrive on Friday and hang around on Saturday.

28.10.2016: The rain has moved off to the north and the next week will be sunny with a touch of dust over the weekend. 

21.10.2016: A Polar front heading south towards Spain is going to change the weather in the Canary Islands during the next week.

17.10.2016: The rain that was headed towards the Canary Islands yesterday faded away before it reachedus. All we got in Gran Canaria was a few drops of rain scattered across the island.

13.10.2016: Spain got seriously wet yesterday and the tail end of that weather is arriving in the Canary Islands today. It won't affect the south of the island, but the north can expect the odd shower (although the sun is blazing this morning).

 

The months of stable weather we've had in Gran Canaria are ending and there's a chance of rain towards the end of the week.

03.10.2016: We were expecting a weak but wet front to arrive today or tomorrow and brings showers to most of Gran Canaria. However, it's gone north and won't affect us.

29.09.2016 Gran Canaria, and particularly the south of the island is currently under a surprise cloud of dust. 

The Trade Winds have faded and we're now in the period of calm, sunny weather known in the Canary Islands as  'las bonanzas de Septiembre'.

The Spanish AEMET weather service has confirmed that summer 2016 was a hot one and that it expects autumn in the Canary Islands to be warmer than normal. 

19.09.2016: If you're in Gran Canaria you may have noticed the grey to the south and east of the island yesterday. That was a wet front that never quite made it to land (it just touched Fuerteventura and Lanzarote).

16.09.2016: A cloudy start to today although the sun will out in south Gran Canaria from around midday. 

Page 3 of 8

Join the Gran Canaria Info newsletter list

endanlfifrdeisitnoplptruessv

 

 

Follow us on Facebook

Tip of the day

  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

Latest articles

Who's Online

We have 3917 guests and no members online

Login / Register

Take this website to the max, login or create an account now! By clicking on any Social Media platform logo, you can login with just one click.