When to go · La Palma
La Palma in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (hot, occasional forest fires).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Spain overall
- Prices
- High
- Spain overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (hot, occasional forest fires).
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- La PalmaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 2 days
- Canary Islands, Spain · Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palmafine
Mild all year (20–28 °C (68–82 °F)); winter is high season. Calima dust storms blow in from the Sahara a few times a year.Mild all year (68–82 °F (20–28 °C)); winter is high season. Calima dust storms blow in from the Sahara a few times a year.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- High
- Prices · Spain overall
- High
Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in La Palma, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Aug: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 2 (better)
Jan: 8
Crowds
Aug: High
Jan: Low
Prices
Aug: High
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Jan: 0
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (hot, occasional forest fires).
January: Inside La Palma's best window: Oct–May.
La Palma: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.