Gran Canaria weather and climate

Prepare for a walk on the mild side. Gran Canaria boasts a pleasantly warm temperature all year round. The north of the island is spring-like for most of the year whereas the south sizzles without ever quite scorching, but it is of course hotter in summer.

In Gran Canaria, the outdoors is always the great outdoors. Perfect for lounging on the beach or taking a picnic in the countryside, it’s little wonder Thomas Whitmore, director of research on climatology at Syracuse University, concluded that Las Palmas enjoys "the best climate in the world". Nor that radiators don't exist on Gran Canaria - there's simply no need for them to.