Maspalomas climate — normals and trends
Maspalomas (Spain) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 158 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Maspalomas averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Maspalomas has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 2 August 1956) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 12 February 1981).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MaspalomasCanary Islands
- coords
- 27.76°, -15.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
158mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
24.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
17.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
112 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.8 °C
2 August 1956
Coldest day
11.5 °C
12 February 1981
Wettest day
76 mm
25 November 1989
Windiest day
61.1 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
28 November 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
28 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
19 January 1994
Sunniest day
13.8 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 18.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 31 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 21.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 14 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maspalomas?
Maspalomas has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 158 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maspalomas?
The hottest day measured in Maspalomas between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1956, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maspalomas?
The coldest day measured in Maspalomas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1981, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Maspalomas?
Almost never: Maspalomas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maspalomas warmed?
Yes: Maspalomas warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maspalomas?
The wettest day measured in Maspalomas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1989, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maspalomas?
The windiest day measured in Maspalomas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 61.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maspalomas?
The warmest month in Maspalomas is August (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Maspalomas?
Maspalomas receives on average 158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maspalomas?
Maspalomas gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maspalomas?
Yes: Maspalomas has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maspalomas?
In Maspalomas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 28 June 2023, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 19 January 1994.
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