Lanzarote
Lanzarote is one of the Canary Islands.
Geography and Climate
Lanzarote is one of the two islands in the east of the Canary Islands. It is located 100 km west of the Western African coast line and 11 km north of the neighbouring island Fuerteventura. Its dimensions are from east to west coast 16.5 km, from north to south 60 km. The island was created by volcano eruptions. There is only limited natural vegetation on the island. About 130,000 people live on Lanzarote. The largest town on the island is Arrecife.
| Climate data for Lanzarote Airport (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
42.6 (108.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.9 (109.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
43.6 (110.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.1 (70) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.0 (59) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.2 (63) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) |
18.2 (0.717) |
12.5 (0.492) |
5.2 (0.205) |
1.5 (0.059) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.0 (0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.2 (0.087) |
9.9 (0.39) |
14.7 (0.579) |
29.3 (1.154) |
110.6 (4.354) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Sunshine hours | 203 | 201 | 241 | 255 | 297 | 292 | 308 | 295 | 248 | 235 | 207 | 196 | 2,978 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[1] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Lanzarote has one international airport at Arreceife (airport code ACE). Lanzarote's economy is mainly supported by tourism. Many tourist come to the island for sunbathing, swimming, windsurfing, walking or snorkeling.
There are a few agricultural producers on the island, and in particular there are some vineyards producing local wines.
Gallery
Playa Blanca
Lanzarote Media
Atlantic Ocean at Los Picollos, Lanzarote
Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.
View over a lava field towards the Montañas del Fuego
Overlooking the harbour in Puerto del Carmen's Old Town
Hacha Grande, in the south of the island, viewed from the road to Papagayo beach
Salinas de Janubio, in the west of the island
Crater and laguna in El Golfo
References
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Lanzarote |