Lanzarote's paradox in April: highs above 33 degrees and 205% more rain

Lanzarote and La Graciosa experienced a warm month last April, but at the same time very humid. The eighth island reached the third highest maximum temperature in the Canary Islands, 33.8 degrees, while the month was 205% more humid than normal for the eastern province. This is according to the data detailed in the Canary Islands Climatological Advance, published by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), at the beginning of May.

Last April started with an increase in temperatures above average, with an anomaly of 2.2 degrees, which was followed by the arrival of a dust episode. The arrival of northwesterly winds over the islands meant a drop in temperatures between April 6 and 14, with the approach of a front and a low-pressure system. On islands like Tenerife, temperatures dropped to -3 degrees in El Teide. 

Again, from the middle of the month, a second warm episode occurred, which lasted until the 19th. In that period, 33 degrees were reached on April 19th at the Los Dolores station, in Tinajo, in addition to 33.8 at the La Graciosa Heliport on the 18th. Meanwhile, also in Los Dolores, the highest minimum of the month was recorded, on the same day, with 23.4 degrees.

A "very wet" April in Lanzarote

Last April was the twelfth wettest month in the province of Las Palmas, with 16.5 liters of rain per square meter, 205% more than expected. The humidity in the eastern islands was higher than the Canary Islands average, which was 156% wetter than normal. 

Between the 3rd and 4th, weak rainfall was recorded in Lanzarote. During this period, the highest daily rainfall records occurred in the western islands, especially between Tenerife and La Palma.

Again between April 6 and 12, a new period of rainfall was experienced again. From the 20th until the end of the month, more light rainfall was recorded in Lanzarote.

Despite not appearing on the archipelago's list of highest records, data from Lanzarote show that the municipality of Yaiza registered 8.6 liters of rain per square meter in Playa Blanca in 24 hours.

The highest intensity was 28.8 milliliters of rain in one hour in this coastal town. After that, Haría is next, with six liters per square meter in one day and Tinajo, with 5.2. 

Meanwhile, La Graciosa registered 3.2 liters per square meter in 24 hours. Last month was classified as "very wet" due to rainfall in Lanzarote.

Attending to the hydrological period between October 2025 and this past April, this period is being "extremely wet" in Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Fuerteventura, the second wettest since 1961.