Climate and average weather in Playa del Ingles
In Playa del Ingles, the summers are humid, warm, dry, and clear and the winters are mild, breezy, and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Playa del Ingles typically varies from 16°C to 24°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 26°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while February is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Playa del Ingles for warm-weather activities is from early May to mid November.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 24°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 16°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 27 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 133 mm
- 31 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.2–13.8 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 49 m
- 27.8°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 10% cloud
Playa del Ingles is sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Playa del Ingles 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 May to mid November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Playa del Ingles, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Playa del Ingles stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is August, with an average high of 24°C and low of 21°C; the coolest is February, with an average low of 16°C and high of 18°C.
Days typically run about 2°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 17 |
| Feb | 18 | 16 |
| Mar | 18 | 16 |
| Apr | 19 | 17 |
| May | 20 | 18 |
| Jun | 21 | 19 |
| Jul | 23 | 21 |
| Aug | 24 | 21 |
| Sep | 23 | 21 |
| Oct | 22 | 21 |
| Nov | 21 | 19 |
| Dec | 19 | 18 |
Average hourly temperature in Playa del Ingles
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 August afternoons, near 24°C, and coldest before dawn in February, near 16°C.
Playa del Ingles 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° | 15 | 2.7 | 10.4 | 7.3 |
| Feb | 18° / 16° | 17 | 3.2 | 11 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 18° / 16° | 14 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 19° / 17° | 10 | 3.3 | 12.6 | 7.5 |
| May | 20° / 18° | 7 | 2.4 | 13.4 | 8.0 |
| Jun | 21° / 19° | 3 | 1 | 13.7 | 8.8 |
| Jul | 23° / 21° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 9.5 |
| Aug | 24° / 21° | 0 | 0.1 | 13 | 9.6 |
| Sep | 23° / 21° | 7 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 8.9 |
| Oct | 22° / 21° | 20 | 4.9 | 11.3 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 21° / 19° | 13 | 3.5 | 10.6 | 7.7 |
| Dec | 19° / 18° | 27 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 7.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Playa del Ingles gets about 133 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 3.3 months, from around Sep 24 to Jan 1, peaking in October at about 18% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 15.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 27 mm over about 5 wet days; July is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Rain days | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 3 |
| Feb | 11 | 3 |
| Mar | 11 | 3 |
| Apr | 11 | 3 |
| May | 8 | 2 |
| Jun | 3 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 6 | 2 |
| Oct | 15 | 5 |
| Nov | 13 | 4 |
| Dec | 14 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Playa del Ingles collects about 133 mm of rain across 31 wet days — roughly 11 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 27 mm, while July is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 48% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 27 |
| Rain days | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 3 |
| Feb | 17 | 3 |
| Mar | 14 | 3 |
| Apr | 10 | 3 |
| May | 7 | 2 |
| Jun | 3 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 7 | 2 |
| Oct | 20 | 5 |
| Nov | 13 | 4 |
| Dec | 27 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Playa del Ingles, 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 16 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around September 18. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 19 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around March 31. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 25% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 81 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 95 | 99 | 96 | 86 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
| Cloudier (%) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81 | 19 |
| Feb | 83 | 17 |
| Mar | 84 | 16 |
| Apr | 83 | 17 |
| May | 86 | 14 |
| Jun | 95 | 5 |
| Jul | 99 | 1 |
| Aug | 96 | 4 |
| Sep | 86 | 14 |
| Oct | 77 | 23 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| Dec | 76 | 24 |
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 18, brings about 13 h 48 min of light; the shortest, around December 17, 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 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:59 | 7:46 | 7:18 | 6:43 | 6:17 | 6:10 | 6:20 | 6:37 | 6:52 | 7:08 | 7:30 | 7:51 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:24 | 6:47 | 7:06 | 7:22 | 7:40 | 7:55 | 7:56 | 7:36 | 7:02 | 6:27 | 6:06 | 6:06 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.4 | 7:59 | 6:24 |
| Feb | 11.0 | 7:46 | 6:47 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 7:18 | 7:06 |
| Apr | 12.6 | 6:43 | 7:22 |
| May | 13.4 | 6:17 | 7:40 |
| Jun | 13.7 | 6:10 | 7:55 |
| Jul | 13.6 | 6:20 | 7:56 |
| Aug | 13.0 | 6:37 | 7:36 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:52 | 7:02 |
| Oct | 11.3 | 7:08 | 6:27 |
| Nov | 10.6 | 7:30 | 6:06 |
| Dec | 10.3 | 7:51 | 6:06 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Playa del Ingles averages about 22 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 17 and 30 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.2 months, from around May 19 to Sep 24. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 30 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is December, down near 18 sunny days — about 39% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Bright |
| Feb | 18 | Bright |
| Mar | 21 | Bright |
| Apr | 20 | Bright |
| May | 22 | Bright |
| Jun | 27 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 30 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 29 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 23 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 19 | Bright |
| Nov | 17 | Bright |
| Dec | 18 | 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 Playa del Ingles, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.5 months, from around May 31 to November 14. 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 15 to May 30, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 96% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 37 |
| Comfortable (%) | 29 | 36 | 47 | 54 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 46 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 64 | 79 | 46 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 17 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 60 | 39 | 7 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 47 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 36 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 17 | 53 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 4 | 79 | 17 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 1 | 46 | 53 | 1 |
| Sep | 0 | 2 | 36 | 60 | 2 |
| Oct | 1 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 1 |
| Nov | 15 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec | 37 | 46 | 17 | 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 Playa del Ingles is typically light breeze, near 19 km/h, and varies a lot with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 2.7 months, from around Jun 19 to Sep 8. The windiest month is July, averaging about 25 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 9 to Feb 2, with October the calmest month at about 15 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | light breeze |
| Feb | 19 | light breeze |
| Mar | 18 | light breeze |
| Apr | 18 | light breeze |
| May | 17 | light breeze |
| Jun | 19 | light breeze |
| Jul | 25 | breezy |
| Aug | 23 | breezy |
| Sep | 18 | light breeze |
| Oct | 15 | light breeze |
| Nov | 17 | light breeze |
| Dec | 18 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Playa del Ingles
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Playa del Ingles sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Playa del Ingles sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit Playa del Ingles
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Playa del Ingles throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early November, Playa del Ingles 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 Playa del Ingles for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to mid November, with a peak score in the second 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) | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 | good |
| Feb | 7.2 | good |
| Mar | 7.4 | good |
| Apr | 7.5 | good |
| May | 8.0 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.8 | ideal |
| Jul | 9.5 | ideal |
| Aug | 9.6 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.9 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.0 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.7 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.3 | 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 Playa del Ingles for hot-weather activities is from late June to early October, with a peak score in the third week of August.
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 Playa del Ingles, 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.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 24°C), the essentials are light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. In the cold season around February (highs near 18°C), pack sun protection.
In August, Playa del Ingles sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.
Sea temperature near Playa del Ingles
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in February 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 | 23 | 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 | 23 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 22 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 21 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Playa del Ingles 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 Playa del Ingles peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 | 8 | 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 | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Playa del Ingles
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 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 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 4.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 3.5 | 0 |
Air quality in Playa del Ingles 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 Playa del Ingles is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× 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) | 18 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | Moderate |
| Feb | 20 | Moderate |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 7 | Good |
| May | 7 | Good |
| Jun | 6 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 11 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 18 | Moderate |
Growing season
Playa del Ingles 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. Playa del Ingles banks about 3,516 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 223 | 196 | 229 | 234 | 276 | 309 | 367 | 392 | 372 | 360 | 300 | 258 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 223 |
| Feb | 196 |
| Mar | 229 |
| Apr | 234 |
| May | 276 |
| Jun | 309 |
| Jul | 367 |
| Aug | 392 |
| Sep | 372 |
| Oct | 360 |
| Nov | 300 |
| Dec | 258 |
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.
Playa del Ingles receives about 5.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.5 and 7.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Mar 11 to Sep 24. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.6 kWh/m² — roughly 54% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.0 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.9 | Intense |
| May | 7.5 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.7 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.6 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.2 | Intense |
| Oct | 5.0 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.0 | Bright |
| Dec | 3.5 | Moderate |
Where is Playa del Ingles?
Playa del Ingles sits at 27.8°N, 15.6°W, 49 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Maspalomas, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Playa del Ingles
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Playa del Ingles.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Playa del Ingles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.
The land around Playa del Ingles is covered by bare terrain (35%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (56%) and grassland (21%) 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 Playa del Ingles (27.7567°, -15.5787°, elevation 49 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).