Weather in Gran Canaria in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Gran Canaria;
Average weather
Average temperature in Gran Canaria in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +16°C with a maximum of +19°C and a minimum of +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 30% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +15°C.
Is Gran Canaria warm or cold in January?
Gran Canaria is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +13°C to +11°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Gran Canaria, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Gran Canaria in January
Water in Gran Canaria in January is Fresh. It varies from +19°C to +22°C, with an average of +20°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +14°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Gran Canaria in January?
Climate in Gran Canaria in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +14°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 26 mm | 18 mm | 18 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +19°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 66% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 26 mm to 18 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 67% to 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Gran Canaria is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Gran Canaria?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Gran Canaria in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+16°C) and the highest in 2013 (+20°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 35 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 338 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Gran Canaria, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.