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Best time to visit La Palma

Spain · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in La Palma

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  1. La Palma in January: ok, busy
  2. La Palma in February: good
  3. La Palma in March: good
  4. La Palma in April: sweet spot
  5. La Palma in May: sweet spot
  6. La Palma in June: sweet spot
  7. La Palma in July: sweet spot
  8. La Palma in August: sweet spot
  9. La Palma in September: sweet spot
  10. La Palma in October: good
  11. La Palma in November: good, busy
  12. La Palma in December: ok, busy
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Good for
Go in Apr–Sep — these months score within a whisker of each other; 26C max, 0 rainy days. Mar is the next best.

Things to do in La Palma

  • Cumbre Vieja Volcano in La Palma, Spain
  • Roque de los Muchachos Mountain in La Palma island
  • Tajogaite volcano Volcano in La Palma
  • Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos Spanish astronomical observatory
  • Teneguía Mountain
  • Charco Azul Municipality of Spain
  • Iglesia de El Salvador, Santa Cruz de La Palma Church in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain

Tours and tickets in La Palma

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

MonthMax °CRain days HumiditySun h/day VerdictWhy
Jan 18° 4d 74% 9.5h okbusy busier than usual
Feb 19° 3d 72% 10.4h good 19C max, 3 rainy days
Mar 19° 6d 74% 10.8h good 19C max, 6 rainy days
Apr 20° 3d 74% 11.8h sweet spot 20C max, 3 rainy days
May 21° 2d 72% 12.6h sweet spot 21C max, 2 rainy days
Jun 23° 1d 72% 13.0h sweet spot 23C max, 1 rainy day
Jul 26° 0d 64% 12.9h sweet spot 26C max, 0 rainy days
Aug 27° 0d 64% 12.4h sweet spot 27C max, 0 rainy days
Sep 25° 1d 73% 11.2h sweet spot 25C max, 1 rainy day
Oct 24° 2d 74% 10.4h good 24C max, 2 rainy days
Nov 22° 4d 75% 9.3h goodbusy busier than usual
Dec 19° 5d 75% 9.3h okbusy busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Los Llanos de Aridane, 16 km from the airport (SPC): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from November to January; quietest from April to July.

Then and now

La Palma's August days now average 27.1°C, 4.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1981–9016.7°16.5°17.2°17.3°18.8°21.0°22.1°22.8°23.0°21.5°19.4°17.8°
2017–2618.5°18.8°19.0°19.9°21.3°23.2°26.0°27.1°25.2°23.9°21.6°19.5°
Change+1.8°+2.3°+1.8°+2.6°+2.5°+2.2°+3.9°+4.3°+2.3°+2.4°+2.2°+1.7°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far La Palma is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for Spain: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

  • Paying — Credit and debit cards are widely accepted. Some shops ask for ID, sometimes a passport, before taking a card.
  • UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
  • Tipping — Not expected; at better restaurants leave 5 to 10% in cash for exemplary service. Round up taxi fares if you like.

Getting around La Palma

  • Apps — Rides: Bolt, Cabify, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.

A hire car is the best option for discovering the remote wilderness regions. Roads are well-maintained and marked for traffic control. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on La Palma, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

  • Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
    TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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La Palma in pictures

Salinas de Fuencaliente La Palma 03
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H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Los Dragos Gemelos Breña Alta La Palma 02
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H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

La Palma Deseada
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Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

La Palma Fuencaliente Lighthouses 2
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Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ing telescopes sunset la palma july 2001
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Bob Tubbs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What La Palma is like

La Palma is an island of the Canary Islands, which are an integral part of Spain. It is near Morocco, Cape Verde and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both Portuguese. The nickname of the island is "La Isla Bonita" (the beautiful island). More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing
There are a few nice towns, but the main attraction is the countryside. Spectacular volcanic landscapes reaching up above the clouds with dense vegetation in the valleys make for some spectacular hiking. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing
Los Tilos laurel forest. [Site temporarly closed in September 2024 because of rockfalls] If possible get four wheel taxi up to start of walk. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in
Daily ferries connect La Palma to Los Cristianos on Tenerife (3 hours). Less frequently, a larger ferry runs all the way to Cadiz or Huelva on the Spanish mainland, via Santa Cruz de Tenerife. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe
☏ 112 is the common emergency number. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on La Palma, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around La Palma

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Kind of place

La Palma is in Spain, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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