Climate and average weather in Gáldar
In Gáldar, the weather is humid, warm, fairly dry, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around December.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Gáldar typically varies from 16°C to 23°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 24°C. September is the hottest month of the year, while February is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Gáldar for warm-weather activities is from early April to mid January.
- Hottest
- Sep
- 23°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 16°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 21 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 4 mm
- Rain / yr
- 158 mm
- 42 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.2–13.8 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 148 m
- 28.1°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 33% cloud
Gáldar is innhabited place in Gáldar, Spain.
- Founded
- 1484
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Gáldar weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early April to mid January.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Gáldar, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Gáldar stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is September, with an average high of 23°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is February, with an average low of 16°C and high of 18°C.
Days typically run about 1°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 17 |
| Feb | 18 | 16 |
| Mar | 18 | 16 |
| Apr | 18 | 17 |
| May | 19 | 18 |
| Jun | 20 | 19 |
| Jul | 21 | 20 |
| Aug | 22 | 21 |
| Sep | 23 | 22 |
| Oct | 22 | 21 |
| Nov | 21 | 19 |
| Dec | 19 | 18 |
Average hourly temperature in Gáldar
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on September afternoons, near 23°C, and coldest before dawn in February, near 16°C.
Gáldar weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 17° | 20 | 5 | 10.4 | 6.9 |
| Feb | 18° / 16° | 21 | 4.8 | 11 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 18° / 16° | 20 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 18° / 17° | 11 | 3.8 | 12.7 | 7.0 |
| May | 19° / 18° | 7 | 2.3 | 13.4 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 20° / 19° | 5 | 2 | 13.8 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 21° / 20° | 6 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 8.0 |
| Aug | 22° / 21° | 4 | 1.4 | 13 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 23° / 22° | 7 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 8.6 |
| Oct | 22° / 21° | 16 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 7.9 |
| Nov | 21° / 19° | 20 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 19° / 18° | 21 | 5 | 10.2 | 7.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Gáldar gets about 158 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from around Oct 11 to Apr 23, peaking in November at about 19% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 27.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 21 mm over about 5 wet days; August is the driest, with 4 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 5 |
| Feb | 18 | 5 |
| Mar | 15 | 5 |
| Apr | 13 | 4 |
| May | 8 | 2 |
| Jun | 7 | 2 |
| Jul | 7 | 2 |
| Aug | 4 | 1 |
| Sep | 5 | 2 |
| Oct | 14 | 5 |
| Nov | 17 | 5 |
| Dec | 16 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Gáldar collects about 158 mm of rain across 42 wet days — roughly 13 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 21 mm, while August is the driest at just 4 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 39% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 5 |
| Feb | 21 | 5 |
| Mar | 20 | 5 |
| Apr | 11 | 4 |
| May | 7 | 2 |
| Jun | 5 | 2 |
| Jul | 6 | 2 |
| Aug | 4 | 1 |
| Sep | 7 | 2 |
| Oct | 16 | 5 |
| Nov | 20 | 5 |
| Dec | 21 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Gáldar, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 28 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around October 20. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 21 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around May 27. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 30% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 72 | 70 |
| Cloudier (%) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 30 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 | 28 |
| Feb | 72 | 28 |
| Mar | 74 | 26 |
| Apr | 74 | 26 |
| May | 74 | 26 |
| Jun | 81 | 19 |
| Jul | 81 | 19 |
| Aug | 85 | 15 |
| Sep | 85 | 15 |
| Oct | 77 | 23 |
| Nov | 72 | 28 |
| Dec | 70 | 30 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 12, brings about 13 h 48 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 12 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:00 | 7:47 | 7:19 | 6:43 | 6:17 | 6:10 | 6:19 | 6:36 | 6:52 | 7:08 | 7:31 | 7:52 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:24 | 6:47 | 7:06 | 7:23 | 7:41 | 7:56 | 7:57 | 7:37 | 7:02 | 6:27 | 6:05 | 6:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.4 | 8:00 | 6:24 |
| Feb | 11.0 | 7:47 | 6:47 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 7:19 | 7:06 |
| Apr | 12.7 | 6:43 | 7:23 |
| May | 13.4 | 6:17 | 7:41 |
| Jun | 13.8 | 6:10 | 7:56 |
| Jul | 13.6 | 6:19 | 7:57 |
| Aug | 13.0 | 6:36 | 7:37 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:52 | 7:02 |
| Oct | 11.3 | 7:08 | 6:27 |
| Nov | 10.6 | 7:31 | 6:05 |
| Dec | 10.2 | 7:52 | 6:05 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Gáldar averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 14 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.9 months, from around Jul 25 to Oct 21. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is April, down near 15 sunny days — about 26% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Sky | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 14 | Mixed |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 15 | Bright |
| May | 15 | Mixed |
| Jun | 17 | Bright |
| Jul | 16 | Bright |
| Aug | 19 | Bright |
| Sep | 20 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 16 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Gáldar, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.6 months, from around May 31 to November 17. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 18 to May 30, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 93% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 56 | 53 | 43 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30 |
| Comfortable (%) | 36 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 48 |
| Humid (%) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 60 | 52 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 21 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 70 | 61 | 44 | 11 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 53 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 43 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 37 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 16 | 50 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 27 | 60 | 12 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 4 | 52 | 44 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 1 | 26 | 70 | 4 |
| Sep | 0 | 2 | 33 | 61 | 4 |
| Oct | 1 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 1 |
| Nov | 13 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 0 |
| Dec | 30 | 48 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Gáldar is typically breezy, near 20 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.3 months, from around Mar 28 to Sep 4. The windiest month is July, averaging about 23 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 5 to Jan 23, with October the calmest month at about 17 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | light breeze |
| Feb | 21 | breezy |
| Mar | 20 | breezy |
| Apr | 21 | breezy |
| May | 21 | breezy |
| Jun | 21 | breezy |
| Jul | 23 | breezy |
| Aug | 21 | breezy |
| Sep | 19 | light breeze |
| Oct | 17 | light breeze |
| Nov | 19 | light breeze |
| Dec | 19 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Gáldar
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Gáldar sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Gáldar sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit Gáldar
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gáldar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early January, Gáldar is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gáldar for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to mid January, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 | good |
| Feb | 6.7 | good |
| Mar | 6.8 | good |
| Apr | 7.0 | good |
| May | 7.5 | good |
| Jun | 7.9 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.0 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.5 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.6 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.9 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.4 | good |
| Dec | 7.2 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gáldar for hot-weather activities is from late July to late October, with a peak score in the second week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Gáldar, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Gáldar packs about the same all year — highs hold near 23°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In September, Gáldar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Gáldar
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Jan 4 — about 7.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Cool |
| Feb | 19 | Cool |
| Mar | 19 | Cool |
| Apr | 19 | Cool |
| May | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 22 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 23 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 22 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 21 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Gáldar by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gáldar peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 6 | High |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Gáldar
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 4 | 5.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 0 |
| Feb | 5.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 4.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 3 | 0 |
Air quality in Gáldar by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Gáldar is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 16 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Moderate |
| Feb | 19 | Moderate |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 8 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 6 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 8 | Good |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Growing season
Gáldar is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Gáldar banks about 3,374 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 229 | 194 | 217 | 221 | 256 | 286 | 327 | 358 | 360 | 357 | 301 | 267 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 229 |
| Feb | 194 |
| Mar | 217 |
| Apr | 221 |
| May | 256 |
| Jun | 286 |
| Jul | 327 |
| Aug | 358 |
| Sep | 360 |
| Oct | 357 |
| Nov | 301 |
| Dec | 267 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Gáldar receives about 5.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.4 and 7.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.6 months, from around Mar 10 to Sep 26. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.2 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.4 kWh/m² — roughly 53% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.6 | Intense |
| May | 7.1 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.0 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.7 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.0 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.4 | Moderate |
Where is Gáldar?
Gáldar sits at 28.1°N, 15.7°W, 148 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arucas, 13 km away.
Topography around Gáldar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gáldar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Gáldar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.
The land around Gáldar is covered by grassland (25%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (60%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 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
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 Gáldar (28.147°, -15.6502°, elevation 148 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).