![]() ![]() Drive on the right.īus: There are two bus companies. You will need to have picture ID (passport or driving licence) in the car with you as well as the car rental contract. It’s a convenient way to explore much of the island, although there are few roads in the mountains in the south-west. ![]() The carnival’s spectacular big parade in Las Palmas attracts more than 200,000 people and the 19th annual Gay Pride event expects well over 100,000 to attend.Ĭar Hire: The road network is good and there are numerous car hire companies. Two massive events for the island are the annual carnivals from mid-February to the beginning of Easter and Gay Pride in Maspalomas in September. It rarely rains at all between May and September. Most rain falls between November and February, but more than five rainy days a month is unusual. The sea temperature will be around 20 degrees and people do swim all year round. You will need to wrap up a bit in the evenings. ![]() The hottest summer temperature is 28 degrees.Īt Christmas and New Year the sun can shine for six or seven hours on most days and the temperature is likely to be a warm 20 to 25 degrees Centigrade. The average temperature is 24 degrees, lower than might be expected because of the cooling breeze. If you’re a beach person, the best time is the summer when the sun shines for 10 hours a day and the sea is the warmest it gets (about 23 degrees Centigrade). It is cold enough for snow on the mountain tops in winter – and still warm enough to sunbathe and swim on the coast. It is green and damp in the North and like a desert in the South. Maybe it really is wonderful enough to be the eighth continent on Earth.Ĭircular-shaped Gran Canaria, which has a sub-tropical climate, is a divided island. Gran Canaria is a Mother Nature theme park so well protected that almost half the island is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. There are superb golf courses and tennis academies and miles of beautiful hiking and cycling trails. Many beaches are centres for all kinds of water sports as well as fishing trips and sea excursions. Inland are miles of natural parks, stunning mountains, a huge volcanic crater and breathtaking scenery. The north and west are wetter, greener and rugged. The main resorts and beaches are on the island’s sunniest south side. The average temperature is a comfortable 24 degrees Centigrade, about 20 degrees warmer than an average UK winter’s day. There are nearly 40 miles of beaches, including miles of white sand, small bays, busy town beaches, fishing villages, secluded coves and rugged cliffs.Ī multitude of micro-climates mean that on Christmas Day the sun can shine for hours and the summer months rarely see a drop of rain. It’s warm enough to enjoy the beach at any time of year and, like the rest of the island, the 147 miles of coastline offers an amazing choice. Of course, you can always just stay put in the sun. There is so much packed into Gran Canaria that it is described as a continent in miniature – and that’s a big advert for a button-shaped island about the same size as London. Yet there are buzzing bars and clubs in modern resorts rich with luxurious hotels, great shops, amazing spas and fine cafes. ![]() Some atmospheric towns and villages have stepped from history books. There are miles of desert-like sand dunes and waterfalls in lush forests. You can soak up the sun on a beach and then marvel at the view from a snow-capped mountain. ![]()
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