Sunday, 21 February 2016 18:39

Gran Canaria Weather: Winter Is Over, Go Back To The Beach

The sunshine is back in Gran Canaria The sunshine is back in Gran Canaria www.photosgrancanaria.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2016: With the Gran Canaria highlands still covered in snow, it might seem silly to say that the recent patch of winter weather is over, but the forecast for this week is for sunshine in south Gran Canaria.

The low pressure that caused the rain and low temperatures last week has weakened and is moving north allowing normal service to resume in Gran Canaria.

The south of Gran Canaria will be sunny all week and the resort beaches will be warm and pleasant. North Gran Canaria will be somewhat cloudy but much warmer than it was last week. 

Day temperatures will rise to the mid-twenties during the day and minimums should be around 16ºC at night. 

The sea will also calm down from tomorrow and the sea temperature is 19ºC.

As for the snow; The roads up to the highlands are now open so tomorrow morning is your best bet to get up and see it. Now that the cold air has moved on it will melt fast. Head for the highest part of the island at Pico de las Nieves.

 

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  • 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. 

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