Lanzarote

What’s the weather like in Lanzarote in October?

With a location off the western shores of North Africa, Lanzarote’s the furthest east of the Canary Islands. This means it enjoys warm weather and hardly any rain in October, and you'll love holidays to Lanzarote at this time if you prefer thinner crowds.

Climatic influences

The island gets warm weather all year round because it’s close to the Sahara Desert. You might feel like you're in the desert when there are hot winds and the occasional dust storm, but north easterly winds and the cooling Canary Current stop things from being too extreme in October. The Canary Current’s a stream of water that comes from the Atlantic, and makes for great diving as well as keeping you comfortable.

Averages

The average high temperature in Lanzarote during October is 27ºC, so you can look forward to chilling out in your beach gear during the day. Things stay pleasant in the evening, with night temperatures only falling to around 18ºC, so you won’t want to take up too much space in your suitcase with warm clothes. The average sea temperature’s 22ºC, while humidity’s low and ranges from the late-50s to 90%. You can expect just 10mm of rainfall across two rainy days.

Daylight

During October you can expect 11 hours of daylight with seven hours of sunshine each day. Bring plenty of sun cream as UV levels will be high and the midday sun’s very hot. Sunset’s after 7.30pm at the start of the month, and gradually gets earlier until the end of daylight saving takes another hour off this.