Weather in Gran Canaria in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Gran Canaria in October
The temperature in October is +24°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +28°C during the day and a minimum of +14°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 36% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +22°C.
Is Gran Canaria warm or cold in October?
Gran Canaria is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +21°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +16°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Gran Canaria:
Water temperature in Gran Canaria in October
Water in Gran Canaria in October is Comfortable. It varies from +23°C to +24°C, with an average of +24°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +20°C.
The water temperature in October is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Gran Canaria in October?
Climate in Gran Canaria in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +11°C | +9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +28°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 7 mm | 14 mm | 17 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 69% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +21°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 7 mm to 14 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 69%. Winds are calmer in comparison to September, going down from 6 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in September to 11 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 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 decreasing during October, going from 7 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Gran Canaria?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Gran Canaria in October 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, 2022.
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.