Arrecife in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Arrecife sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain over about 3 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Arrecife's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Arrecife has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Arrecife's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
13 mm
3 wet days
Avg wind
26 km/h
Travel score
7.5
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Arrecife in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.

A typical spring day in Arrecife reaches about 18°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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Arrecife weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°122.310.47.1
Feb18° / 16°122.5116.9
Mar18° / 17°91.811.87.2
Apr18° / 17°30.812.77.5
May19° / 18°10.313.47.7
Jun20° / 19°00.113.88.1
Jul21° / 21°0013.78.5
Aug22° / 21°00138.8
Sep23° / 22°30.412.28.7
Oct22° / 21°111.811.38.3
Nov21° / 20°122.210.67.7
Dec19° / 18°192.810.27.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Arrecife gets around 13 mm of rain over 3 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 26 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Arrecife

In seasonPeak

None of Arrecife's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Arrecife sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Arrecife?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Arrecife for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Arrecife in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Arrecife sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Arrecife in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 19°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Dec 16 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Arrecife in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arrecife peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arrecife?

Arrecife sits at 29.0°N, 13.5°W, 20 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Bartolomé, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Arrecife

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arrecife.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arrecife has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Arrecife is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (56%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
596 m
80 km
670 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: San Bartolomé 8.0 km · Tías 9.0 km · Teguise 11 km · Puerto del Carmen 12 km · Yaiza 21 km · La Oliva 54 km · Puerto del Rosario 60 km · Pájara 87 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Arrecife (28.963°, -13.5477°, elevation 20 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.