Valsequillo de Gran Canaria climate — normals and trends
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 203 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 18 July 1941) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 20 January 1957).
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
Valsequillo de Gran CanariaCanary Islands
- coords
- 27.99°, -15.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
203mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
33.6 °C
18 July 1941
Coldest day
8.5 °C
20 January 1957
Wettest day
60 mm
25 November 1989
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
28 November 2005
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
18 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
19 January 1994
Sunniest day
13.8 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 18.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 18.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 48 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 203 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
The hottest day measured in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1941, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
The coldest day measured in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
Almost never: Valsequillo de Gran Canaria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Valsequillo de Gran Canaria warmed?
Yes: Valsequillo de Gran Canaria warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
The wettest day measured in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1989, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
The windiest day measured in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
The warmest month in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria is August (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria receives on average 203 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
Yes: Valsequillo de Gran Canaria has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria?
In Valsequillo de Gran Canaria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 18 July 1941, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 19 January 1994.
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