Editing Las Palmas (section)

=== Climate ===
Las Palmas has a [[desert climate|hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BWh''; [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''BWal'') with [[tropical climate]] influences has the average temperature on the coldest month does not drop below {{convert|18|C|F}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/kottek_et_al_2006_A4.pdf |title=World map of Köppen-Geiger climate classification |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305153610/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/kottek_et_al_2006_A4.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.aemet.es/documentos/es/conocermas/recursos_en_linea/publicaciones_y_estudios/publicaciones/2Atlas_climatologico/Atlas_Clima_Macaronesia___Baja.pdf Climate Atlas of the Archipelagos of the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113070015/http://www.aemet.es/documentos/es/conocermas/recursos_en_linea/publicaciones_y_estudios/publicaciones/2Atlas_climatologico/Atlas_Clima_Macaronesia___Baja.pdf |date=13 November 2018 }} – AEMET, 2012</ref> Summers are dry and warm, while winters are also warm. Its average annual temperature is {{convert|21.2|°C|°F|abbr=on}} – {{convert|28|°C|°F|abbr=on}} during the day and {{convert|18|°C|°F|abbr=on}} at night. In January, the coldest month, the temperature typically ranges from {{convert|19|to|23|C|F}} (and sometimes higher) during the day, and around {{convert|15|to|16|C|F}} at night, with an average sea temperature at {{convert|20|°C|°F|abbr=on}}. In the warmest months – August and September – the temperature typically ranges from {{convert|27|to|30|C|F}} during the day, above {{convert|21|°C|°F|abbr=on}} at night, with the average sea temperature at {{convert|23|°C|°F|abbr=on}}. Large fluctuations in temperature are rare.

August 1990 was the warmest month on record, with the average maximum temperature of the month during the day being {{convert|30.6|°C|°F|1|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos*?w=0&k=coo&l=C649I&datos=det&x=C649I&m=13&v=TMMA|title=Extreme values for Gran Canaria Airport|publisher=Aemet.es|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722233655/http://www.aemet.es/en/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos*?w=0&k=coo&l=C649I&datos=det&x=C649I&m=13&v=TMMA|url-status=live}}</ref> The highest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|44.2|°C|°F|1|abbr=on}}, and the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|9.4|°C|°F|1|abbr=on}}. The highest wind speed ever recorded was on 28 November 2005, measuring {{convert|113|km/h|2|abbr=on}}. Las Palmas city has never recorded any snow or sleet.

Annual average [[relative humidity]] is 66%, ranging from 64% in March to 69% in October. The amount of annual sunshine hours is above 2,800 per year, from around 190 in winter (average of six hours a day) to around 300 in summer (average of 10 hours a day).<ref name=aemet>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos|title=Gran Canaria Aeropuerto: Gran Canaria Aeropuerto - Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España|first=Agencia Estatal de|last=Meteorología|website=www.aemet.es|access-date=23 January 2012|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101180444/http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos|url-status=live}}</ref> It rains on average only 22 days a year, with total precipitation per year of only {{convert|151|mm|1|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldweather.org/083/c01234.htm|publisher=World Meteorological Organization|title=Weather Information for Las Palmas|access-date=17 June 2009|archive-date=4 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104171637/http://www.worldweather.org/083/c01234.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ([[Gran Canaria Airport]])<br>[[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 60030; Climate ID: C649I; coordinates {{coordinates|27|55|04|N|15|23|43|W}}; elevation: {{cvt|24|m}}; 1991–2020 provisional normals, extremes 1951–present<ref>{{cite web 
|url = https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/99e6e479
|title = Weather station data
|website = opendata.aemet.es
|publisher = AEMET OpenData 
|language = es 
|access-date = 14 December 2024
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20241128111913/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/99e6e479
|archive-date = 2024-11-28}}</ref>
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 30.8
|Feb record high C = 30.9
|Mar record high C = 34.0
|Apr record high C = 34.3
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 36.9
|Jul record high C = 44.2
|Aug record high C = 39.2
|Sep record high C = 39.0
|Oct record high C = 36.0
|Nov record high C = 36.2
|Dec record high C = 29.4
|year record high C = 44.2
|Jan avg record high C = 24.2
|Feb avg record high C = 24.9
|Mar avg record high C = 26.9
|Apr avg record high C = 27.6
|May avg record high C = 27.8
|Jun avg record high C = 29.7
|Jul avg record high C = 32.6
|Aug avg record high C = 32.4
|Sep avg record high C = 30.5
|Oct avg record high C = 30.7
|Nov avg record high C = 28.7
|Dec avg record high C = 25.6
|year avg record high C = 35.1
|Jan high C = 21.1
|Feb high C = 21.3
|Mar high C = 22.2
|Apr high C = 22.9
|May high C = 24.0
|Jun high C = 25.6
|Jul high C = 27.2
|Aug high C = 27.8
|Sep high C = 27.2
|Oct high C = 26.3
|Nov high C = 24.3
|Dec high C = 22.3
|year high C = 24.4
|Jan mean C = 18.2
|Feb mean C = 18.3
|Mar mean C = 19.0
|Apr mean C = 19.8
|May mean C = 20.9
|Jun mean C = 22.6
|Jul mean C = 24.1
|Aug mean C = 24.9
|Sep mean C = 24.4
|Oct mean C = 23.3
|Nov mean C = 21.4
|Dec mean C = 19.4
|year mean C = 21.4
|Jan low C = 15.2
|Feb low C = 15.3
|Mar low C = 15.7
|Apr low C = 16.6
|May low C = 17.8
|Jun low C = 19.5
|Jul low C = 21.0
|Aug low C = 21.9
|Sep low C = 21.6
|Oct low C = 20.3
|Nov low C = 18.4
|Dec low C = 16.5
|year low C = 18.3
|Jan avg record low C = 12.5
|Feb avg record low C = 12.6
|Mar avg record low C = 13.2
|Apr avg record low C = 14.2
|May avg record low C = 15.4
|Jun avg record low C = 17.4
|Jul avg record low C = 19.5
|Aug avg record low C = 20.4
|Sep avg record low C = 19.6
|Oct avg record low C = 17.7
|Nov avg record low C = 15.3
|Dec avg record low C = 14.1
|year avg record low C = 11.6
|Jan record low C = 8.0
|Feb record low C = 7.5
|Mar record low C = 6.5
|Apr record low C = 9.0
|May record low C = 11.3
|Jun record low C = 12.0
|Jul record low C = 14.8
|Aug record low C = 16.0
|Sep record low C = 14.6
|Oct record low C = 14.0
|Nov record low C = 7.0
|Dec record low C = 9.7
|year record low C = 6.5
|precipitation colour = 
|Jan precipitation mm = 23.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 19.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 11.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 5.0
|May precipitation mm = 0.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.4
|Jul precipitation mm = trace
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 5.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 21.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 17.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 28.7
|year precipitation mm = 134.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.70
|Feb precipitation days = 5.47
|Mar precipitation days = 4.07
|Apr precipitation days = 3.33
|May precipitation days = 1.37
|Jun precipitation days = 0.57
|Jul precipitation days = 0.13
|Aug precipitation days = 0.73
|Sep precipitation days = 2.20
|Oct precipitation days = 5.00
|Nov precipitation days = 7.03
|Dec precipitation days = 7.03
|year precipitation days = 42.63
|humidity colour = 
|Jan humidity = 65.4
|Feb humidity = 65.4
|Mar humidity = 64.7
|Apr humidity = 64.2
|May humidity = 64.0
|Jun humidity = 65.3
|Jul humidity = 64.4
|Aug humidity = 65.9
|Sep humidity = 68.5
|Oct humidity = 68.8
|Nov humidity = 66.5
|Dec humidity = 67.3
|year humidity = 65.9
|Jan sun = 
|Feb sun = 
|Mar sun = 
|Apr sun = 
|May sun = 
|Jun sun = 
|Jul sun = 
|Aug sun = 
|Sep sun = 
|Oct sun = 
|Nov sun = 
|Dec sun = 
|year sun = 
|Jan percentsun = 56.5
|Feb percentsun = 60.1
|Mar percentsun = 63.6
|Apr percentsun = 60.3
|May percentsun = 62.9
|Jun percentsun = 66.1
|Jul percentsun = 70.1
|Aug percentsun = 74.9
|Sep percentsun = 67.0
|Oct percentsun = 60.3
|Nov percentsun = 55.7
|Dec percentsun = 56.6
|year percentsun = 62.8
|source 1 = [[State Meteorological Agency]]/AEMET OpenData<ref name=extremes>{{cite web
|url = https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos?w=0&k=coo&datos=det&l=C649I
|title  = Valores extremos. Gran Canaria Aeropuerto
|publisher = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 
|language = es
|access-date = 16 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web 
|url = https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/d9feb727
|title = Extremes
|website = opendata.aemet.es
|publisher = AEMET OpenData 
|language = es 
|access-date = 16 December 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241215021918/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/d9feb727
|archive-date = 2024-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web 
|url = https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/6206f793
|title = Normal
|website = opendata.aemet.es
|publisher = AEMET OpenData 
|language = es 
|access-date = 16 December 2024
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20241215022101/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/6206f793
|archive-date = 2024-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web 
|url = https://www.aemet.es/es/datos_abiertos/AEMET_OpenData 
|title = AEMET OpeenData 
|publisher = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia]] 
|access-date = 2024-11-13}}</ref><!--
|source 2 = [[NCEI]] (Sunshine hours)<ref>{{cite web
|url = 
|title = La Palma Aeropuerto Climate Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = [[NOAA]]
|access-date = 10 December 2024
|language = en-us
}}</ref>-->
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1981-2010 normals
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 20.8
|Feb high C = 21.2
|Mar high C = 22.3
|Apr high C = 22.6
|May high C = 23.6
|Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 26.9
|Aug high C = 27.5
|Sep high C = 27.2
|Oct high C = 26.2
|Nov high C = 24.2
|Dec high C = 22.2
|year high C = 24.2
|Jan mean C = 17.9
|Feb mean C = 18.2
|Mar mean C = 19.0
|Apr mean C = 19.4
|May mean C = 20.4
|Jun mean C = 22.2
|Jul mean C = 23.8
|Aug mean C = 24.6
|Sep mean C = 24.3
|Oct mean C = 23.1
|Nov mean C = 21.2
|Dec mean C = 19.2
|year mean C = 21.1
|Jan low C = 15.0
|Feb low C = 15.0
|Mar low C = 15.7
|Apr low C = 16.2
|May low C = 17.3
|Jun low C = 19.2
|Jul low C = 20.8
|Aug low C = 21.6
|Sep low C = 21.4
|Oct low C = 20.1
|Nov low C = 18.1
|Dec low C = 16.2
|year low C = 18.0
|precipitation color = 
|Jan precipitation mm = 25
|Feb precipitation mm = 24
|Mar precipitation mm = 12
|Apr precipitation mm = 6
|May precipitation mm = 1
|Jun precipitation mm = trace
|Jul precipitation mm = 0
|Aug precipitation mm = trace
|Sep precipitation mm = 9
|Oct precipitation mm = 16
|Nov precipitation mm = 22
|Dec precipitation mm = 31
|year precipitation mm = 151
|unit precipitation days = 1&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days = 3.1
|Feb precipitation days = 3.0
|Mar precipitation days = 2.3
|Apr precipitation days = 1.3
|May precipitation days = 0.3
|Jun precipitation days = 0.1
|Jul precipitation days = 0.0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.1
|Sep precipitation days = 1.1
|Oct precipitation days = 2.3
|Nov precipitation days = 3.9
|Dec precipitation days = 4.5
|year precipitation days = 22.1
|Jan humidity = 65
|Feb humidity = 66
|Mar humidity = 64
|Apr humidity = 64
|May humidity = 65
|Jun humidity = 66
|Jul humidity = 65
|Aug humidity = 66
|Sep humidity = 68
|Oct humidity = 69
|Nov humidity = 67
|Dec humidity = 68
|year humidity = 66
|Jan sun = 184
|Feb sun = 191
|Mar sun = 229
|Apr sun = 228
|May sun = 272
|Jun sun = 284
|Jul sun = 308
|Aug sun = 300
|Sep sun = 241
|Oct sun = 220
|Nov sun = 185
|Dec sun = 179
|year sun = 
|source 1 = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorología]]<ref name=AEM>{{cite web
|url = https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=C649I&k=coo
|title = Valores climatológicos normales. Gran Canaria Aeropuerto
|publisher = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorología]] 
|language = es
|access-date = 16 December 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241216022922/https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=C649I&k=coo
|archive-date = 2024-12-16}}</ref>}}

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|-
!Colspan=14|Climate data for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
|-
!Month
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
!style="border-left-width:medium"|Year
|-
!Average sea temperature °C (°F)
|style="background:#FFC400;color:#000000;"|20.0<br />(68.0)
|style="background:#FFD54C;color:#000000;"|19.1<br />(66.4)
|style="background:#FFD54C;color:#000000;"|19.1<br />(66.4)
|style="background:#FFD13B;color:#000000;"|19.3<br />(66.7)
|style="background:#FFC400;color:#000000;"|20.0<br />(68.0)
|style="background:#FFB000;color:#000000;"|21.0<br />(69.8)
|style="background:#FFA000;color:#000000;"|21.8<br />(71.2)
|style="background:#FF9300;color:#000000;"|22.5<br />(72.5)
|style="background:#FF8100;color:#000000;"|23.4<br />(74.1)
|style="background:#FF8100;color:#000000;"|23.4<br />(74.1)
|style="background:#FF9A00;color:#000000;"|22.1<br />(71.8)
|style="background:#FFBA00;color:#000000;"|20.5<br />(68.9)
|style="background:#FFB000;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|21<br />(69.8)
|-
!Mean daily daylight hours
|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0
|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0
|style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0
|style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0
|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0
|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0
|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0
|style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0
|style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0
|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0
|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0
|style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0
|style="background:#FFFF35;color:#000000;"|12.2
|-
!Average [[Ultraviolet index]]
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|4
|style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|6
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|8
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|9
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|10
|style="background:#6b49c8;color:#000000;"|11
|style="background:#6b49c8;color:#000000;"|11
|style="background:#6b49c8;color:#000000;"|11
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|9
|style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|7
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|5
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|4
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|7.9
|-
!Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source #1: seatemperature.org<ref name="seatemperature">[http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/spain/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-november.htm Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Sea Temperature ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028013206/http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/spain/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-november.htm |date=28 October 2015 }} – seatemperature.org</ref>
|-
!Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source #2: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web 
|url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/spain/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-climate 
|title = Las Palmas, Spain – Climate data 
|publisher = Weather Atlas 
|access-date = 9 March 2017 
|archive-date = 12 March 2017 
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041535/http://www.weather-atlas.com/en/spain/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-climate 
|url-status = live }}</ref>
|}

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