Climate and average weather in Santa Cruz de la Palma
In Santa Cruz de la Palma, the weather is humid, mild, showery, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around December.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Santa Cruz de la Palma typically varies from 15°C to 21°C, and is rarely below 14°C or above 22°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 Santa Cruz de la Palma for warm-weather activities is from early May to early November.
- Hottest
- Sep
- 21°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 15°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 51 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 3 mm
- Rain / yr
- 246 mm
- 53 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.2–13.8 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 18 m
- 28.7°N
- Clearest
- Aug
- 25% cloud
Santa Cruz de la Palma is municipal capital of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Air quality
- Good
- PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 early November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Santa Cruz de la Palma, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Santa Cruz de la Palma stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is September, with an average high of 21°C and low of 21°C; the coolest is February, with an average low of 15°C and high of 16°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) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 16 |
| Feb | 16 | 15 |
| Mar | 16 | 15 |
| Apr | 17 | 16 |
| May | 18 | 17 |
| Jun | 19 | 18 |
| Jul | 20 | 19 |
| Aug | 21 | 20 |
| Sep | 21 | 21 |
| Oct | 21 | 20 |
| Nov | 19 | 18 |
| Dec | 18 | 17 |
Average hourly temperature in Santa Cruz de la Palma
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 21°C, and coldest before dawn in February, near 15°C.
Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 | 17° / 16° | 32 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 16° / 15° | 32 | 5.9 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Mar | 16° / 15° | 29 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 6.0 |
| Apr | 17° / 16° | 15 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 6.4 |
| May | 18° / 17° | 7 | 2 | 13.4 | 7.1 |
| Jun | 19° / 18° | 4 | 1.3 | 13.8 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 20° / 19° | 3 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 8.2 |
| Aug | 21° / 20° | 4 | 0.8 | 13 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 21° / 21° | 8 | 2.3 | 12.2 | 8.2 |
| Oct | 21° / 20° | 26 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 19° / 18° | 36 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 18° / 17° | 51 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 6.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Santa Cruz de la Palma gets about 246 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 6.2 months, from around Sep 29 to Apr 4, peaking in December at about 31% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 1.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 51 mm over about 9 wet days; July is the driest, with 3 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 7 |
| Feb | 21 | 6 |
| Mar | 17 | 6 |
| Apr | 13 | 4 |
| May | 7 | 2 |
| Jun | 4 | 1 |
| Jul | 3 | 1 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 |
| Sep | 8 | 2 |
| Oct | 21 | 7 |
| Nov | 28 | 8 |
| Dec | 28 | 9 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Santa Cruz de la Palma collects about 246 mm of rain across 53 wet days — roughly 20 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 51 mm, while July is the driest at just 3 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) | 32 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 51 |
| Rain days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 7 |
| Feb | 32 | 6 |
| Mar | 29 | 6 |
| Apr | 15 | 4 |
| May | 7 | 2 |
| Jun | 4 | 1 |
| Jul | 3 | 1 |
| Aug | 4 | 1 |
| Sep | 8 | 2 |
| Oct | 26 | 7 |
| Nov | 36 | 8 |
| Dec | 51 | 9 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Santa Cruz de la Palma, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 17 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around October 6. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 5. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 31% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 72 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 91 | 98 | 96 | 86 | 76 | 70 | 69 |
| Cloudier (%) | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 31 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 | 28 |
| Feb | 76 | 24 |
| Mar | 78 | 22 |
| Apr | 79 | 21 |
| May | 82 | 18 |
| Jun | 91 | 9 |
| Jul | 98 | 2 |
| Aug | 96 | 4 |
| Sep | 86 | 14 |
| Oct | 76 | 24 |
| Nov | 70 | 30 |
| Dec | 69 | 31 |
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 7, 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) | 8:10 | 7:56 | 7:27 | 6:51 | 6:25 | 6:17 | 6:27 | 6:44 | 7:00 | 7:17 | 7:40 | 8:02 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:31 | 6:55 | 7:14 | 7:32 | 7:50 | 8:06 | 8:07 | 7:46 | 7:10 | 6:35 | 6:13 | 6:13 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.4 | 8:10 | 6:31 |
| Feb | 11.0 | 7:56 | 6:55 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 7:27 | 7:14 |
| Apr | 12.7 | 6:51 | 7:32 |
| May | 13.4 | 6:25 | 7:50 |
| Jun | 13.8 | 6:17 | 8:06 |
| Jul | 13.6 | 6:27 | 8:07 |
| Aug | 13.0 | 6:44 | 7:46 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 7:00 | 7:10 |
| Oct | 11.3 | 7:17 | 6:35 |
| Nov | 10.6 | 7:40 | 6:13 |
| Dec | 10.2 | 8:02 | 6:13 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Santa Cruz de la Palma averages about 18 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 26 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.4 months, from around May 25 to Oct 4. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 26 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is November, down near 12 sunny days — about 52% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 14 |
| Sky | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 14 | Bright |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 16 | Bright |
| May | 17 | Bright |
| Jun | 20 | Bright |
| Jul | 25 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 26 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 21 | Bright |
| Oct | 16 | Bright |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| Dec | 14 | Mixed |
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 Santa Cruz de la Palma, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.2 months, from around June 9 to November 14. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 97% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 15 to June 8, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 97% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 64 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 37 |
| Comfortable (%) | 33 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 |
| Humid (%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 72 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 14 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 66 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 60 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 57 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 31 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 3 | 44 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 11 | 72 | 18 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 3 | 51 | 44 | 1 |
| Sep | 0 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 1 |
| Oct | 2 | 20 | 49 | 29 | 0 |
| Nov | 19 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec | 37 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma is typically breezy, near 28 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 2.5 months, from around Jun 19 to Sep 3. The windiest month is July, averaging about 33 km/h (windy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 4 to Dec 9, with October the calmest month at about 24 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels | breezy | windy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | windy | windy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | breezy |
| Feb | 29 | windy |
| Mar | 29 | breezy |
| Apr | 28 | breezy |
| May | 27 | breezy |
| Jun | 28 | breezy |
| Jul | 33 | windy |
| Aug | 31 | windy |
| Sep | 26 | breezy |
| Oct | 24 | breezy |
| Nov | 27 | breezy |
| Dec | 28 | breezy |
Hazard calendar for Santa Cruz de la Palma
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Santa Cruz de la Palma sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Best time to visit Santa Cruz de la Palma
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Santa Cruz de la Palma throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Santa Cruz de la Palma is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
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 Santa Cruz de la Palma for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to late October, 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) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 | good |
| Feb | 5.8 | good |
| Mar | 6.0 | good |
| Apr | 6.4 | good |
| May | 7.1 | good |
| Jun | 7.8 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.2 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.5 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.2 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.3 | good |
| Nov | 6.6 | good |
| Dec | 6.3 | 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma for hot-weather activities is from late July to mid October, with a peak score in the first 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma, 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.
Santa Cruz de la Palma packs about the same all year — highs hold near 21°C. Across the year the things worth having are sun protection, a windbreaker and a warm layer.
In September, Santa Cruz de la Palma sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.
Sea temperature near Santa Cruz de la Palma
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 13 km away) is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Jan 16 — about 8.6 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 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 19 | Cool |
| Mar | 19 | Cool |
| Apr | 20 | Cool |
| May | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 22 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 23 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 24 | Warm |
| Oct | 24 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 21 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma peaks around June 22 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Santa Cruz de la Palma
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 June 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) | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | 0 |
| Feb | 5.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 2 | 0 |
Air quality in Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Santa Cruz de la Palma's WHO annual average of 8.5 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 6 | Good |
| Apr | 5 | Good |
| May | 4 | Good |
| Jun | 4 | Good |
| Jul | 5 | Good |
| Aug | 6 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 19 | Moderate |
| Nov | 12 | Good |
| Dec | 12 | Good |
Growing season
Santa Cruz de la Palma 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. Santa Cruz de la Palma banks about 2,958 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) | 193 | 160 | 179 | 185 | 221 | 255 | 296 | 326 | 328 | 321 | 264 | 230 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 193 |
| Feb | 160 |
| Mar | 179 |
| Apr | 185 |
| May | 221 |
| Jun | 255 |
| Jul | 296 |
| Aug | 326 |
| Sep | 328 |
| Oct | 321 |
| Nov | 264 |
| Dec | 230 |
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.
Santa Cruz de la Palma receives about 5.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.4 and 7.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Mar 13 to Sep 26. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.4 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) | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.5 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.4 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.0 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.2 | Intense |
| Oct | 4.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.4 | Moderate |
Where is Santa Cruz de la Palma?
Santa Cruz de la Palma sits at 28.7°N, 17.8°W, 18 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Los Llanos de Aridane, 15 km away.
Topography around Santa Cruz de la Palma
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz de la Palma has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m around an average of 146 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.
The land around Santa Cruz de la Palma is covered by water (44%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (92%) 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma (28.6835°, -17.7642°, elevation 18 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).