Santa Lucía in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Santa Lucía sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 56 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 19°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels humid.

Fall is Santa Lucía's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Santa Lucía's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
56 mm
12 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
8.0
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Santa Lucía in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 19°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Santa Lucía reaches about 22°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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Santa Lucía weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 13°224.610.46.5
Feb17° / 13°254.6116.5
Mar18° / 14°204.311.87.1
Apr19° / 14°123.412.67.3
May20° / 15°71.513.48.0
Jun22° / 17°10.313.78.8
Jul23° / 18°0013.69.3
Aug24° / 19°20.4139.3
Sep24° / 19°101.812.28.9
Oct23° / 18°244.911.37.9
Nov20° / 16°225.310.67.2
Dec18° / 15°305.610.36.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Santa Lucía gets around 56 mm of rain over 12 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 14 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early September to 10 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Santa Lucía

In seasonPeak

In fall, Santa Lucía overlaps its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Lucía sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Is fall a good time to visit Santa Lucía?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is one of the better times to visit Santa Lucía for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Lucía in Fall

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

In fall, Santa Lucía sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Santa Lucía in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 23°C across fall — 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 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.

18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Santa Lucía in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Lucía 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Santa Lucía in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Lucía 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1019 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Lucía?

Santa Lucía sits at 27.9°N, 15.5°W, 699 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Lucía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Lucía has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m around an average of 822 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,941 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.

The land around Santa Lucía is covered by grassland (54%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) within 16 km, and water (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,184 m
16 km
1,941 m
80 km
1,934 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: San Bartolomé de Tirajana 4.0 km · Agüimes 9.0 km · Ingenio 10 km · Carrizal 13 km · Santa Brígida 14 km · Telde 15 km · Maspalomas 17 km · Playa del Ingles 18 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 Santa Lucía (27.9117°, -15.5407°, elevation 699 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.