When to go · La Palma

La Palma in September

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (hot, occasional forest fires).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C); average high / low
Rain days: 3
Crowds: Medium; Spain overall
Prices: Medium; Spain overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for La Palma

Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (hot, occasional forest fires).

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

La PalmaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 3 days
Canary Islands, Spain · Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palmabest weather
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.

Spain overall: Sea still warm, crowds thinning after the first week; grape harvest in La Rioja.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in La Palma, side by side.

First month

Second month

September: 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.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.