The storm Francis, which has been affecting the Canary Islands since January 1st, has left large amounts of rain in Lanzarote. Since the impact of storm Emilia, which also left notable records of up to 91 liters per square meter in municipalities like Yaiza, the island has experienced a very wet Christmas.
From January 1st up to this Monday, January 5th, the Haría fighting arena has registered 77 liters per square meter of rain, the largest amount on the island according to data provided by the Emergency Consortium. In second place is Los Valles, where the storm has left up to 39 liters per square meter in the last five days.
For their part, in the towns of Arrieta and Montaña Blanca, 22 liters per square meter have fallen, respectively, while in Tías, the rain gauges have collected up to 20.
As for the interior of the island, in the town of Tinajo, up to 14 liters per square meter have been recorded in these first days of 2026. In the south of the island, in Uga, nearly 14 liters per square meter have fallen.
On the other hand, the areas that have received the least rain are Playa Honda with 10 liters per square meter, Costa Teguise with 9, and Arrecife with amounts ranging from 6 to 8 liters per square meter, depending on the neighborhood.
The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) **forecasts for this Tuesday** cloudy intervals with a **low probability of weak, scattered, and occasional rain**. Temperatures will remain with little change, with lows of 14 and highs of 17 degrees. For its part, **the trade winds will blow with strong intervals**.
Accumulated since December
The rainfall from storms Emilia and Francis has left accumulations on an island like Lanzarote, unaccustomed to so many rainy days. For example, in Haría, a total of 119 liters per square meter has fallen in the last month.
Regarding Los Valles, rainfall reached 111 liters per square meter and 82 in Montaña Blanca. In the case of Tinajo, the accumulated rainfall reached up to 59 liters.
