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Best time to visit Lanzarote
September
Sep scores highest overall — reliable weather and good value. Set your priorities below to personalise this result.
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Sep
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The best month — sea at 23C, Spanish kids back to school, IronMan 70.3 brings energy without crush.
28°C
High
21°C
Low
5mm
Rain
9h
Sun/day
What you gain
- ↑Sea temperature still 23C
- ↑Spanish school return drops resort capacity 40%
- ↑Wind dropping for calmer beach days
What you sacrifice
- ↓Some seasonal staff already wound down
- ↓Hurricane-track edge storms occasional
Sep scores highest overall — reliable weather and good value. Set your priorities below to personalise this result.
Sep
The best month — sea at 23C, Spanish kids back to school, IronMan 70.3 brings energy without crush.
28°C
High
5mm
Rain
9h
Sun
- ↑Sea temperature still 23C
- ↑Spanish school return drops resort capacity 40%
- ↑Wind dropping for calmer beach days
- ↓Some seasonal staff already wound down
- ↓Hurricane-track edge storms occasional
Top travel windows
★ BestSeptember
Best overall
Highest combined score
28°C
High
5mm
Rain
9h
Sun
November
Best for value
Lowest prices & fees
23°C
High
20mm
Rain
7h
Sun
★ BestSeptember
Fewest crowds
Quietest month
28°C
High
5mm
Rain
9h
Sun
Breakdown by priority
Best for weather
September
28°C high · 5mm rain · 9hrs sun/day
Best for budget
November
Cheapest hotel rates of the year
Fewest crowds
September
Sea temperature still 23C
Where to stay in Lanzarote
All neighbourhoods →
Puerto del Carmen
The biggest resort on the south — 6km of restaurants on Avenida de las Playas, Playa Grande the main beach.
7/10
Central
8/10
Walk
6/10
Transit
Costa Teguise
The Manrique-designed resort north — windsurf classroom waves, more space than Puerto del Carmen, family-led.
7/10
Central
6/10
Walk
6/10
Transit
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Santorini
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The caldera sunsets and white-washed cliffside villages are real — but so is a tourism infrastructure that was never designed for 3 million annual visitors.
Worth knowing
September scores highest overall. February is the most crowded month — avoid if you can. See crowd-free ranking →
Month by month breakdown
January#12▾
Gains
- ↑21C with reliable Saharan sun
- ↑Timanfaya geothermal demos warm even on cool days
- ↑Three Kings parade Arrecife 5 January
Sacrifices
- ↓Trade winds drop sea to 18C, only hardy swim
- ↓Long-stay UK pensioners book hotels months ahead
February#9▾
Gains
- ↑Carnival in Arrecife — quieter than Gran Canaria but real
- ↑IronMan 70.3 Lanzarote brings athlete vibe
- ↑Almond blossom Haria valley
Sacrifices
- ↓Easyjet flights peak winter rates
- ↓Sea too cold for casual swimming
March#5▾
Gains
- ↑Club La Santa pro-cyclist hub at peak season
- ↑Sunday Teguise market quieter than later in year
- ↑Vineyards of La Geria starting to leaf
Sacrifices
- ↓Easter week if late hammers prices
- ↓Sea still 18C — wetsuit territory
April#6▾
Gains
- ↑IronMan Lanzarote — toughest in world series
- ↑Wildflowers across the malpais lava fields
- ↑Calima less common than later months
Sacrifices
- ↓IronMan weekend room scarcity
- ↓Hot Saharan winds (calima) can spoil week
May#2▾
Gains
- ↑Sea finally 20C for casual swimmers
- ↑Hotel rates drop 30% vs winter
- ↑Dive boats off Puerto del Carmen well-spaced
Sacrifices
- ↓Trade winds picking up — windy on east coast
- ↓La Graciosa boat capacity limited daily quota
June#3▾
Gains
- ↑Kitesurf and windsurf peak at Famara
- ↑Sea 21C, swimmable across all beaches
- ↑San Juan bonfires on Famara beach 23 June
Sacrifices
- ↓East coast windy beach umbrellas tested
- ↓Wind makes sunbathing on Famara genuine challenge
July#8▾
Gains
- ↑27C cooler than mainland Spain 40C scorch
- ↑Sea 22C across both coasts
- ↑Virgen del Carmen festival mid-July all coastal villages
Sacrifices
- ↓Spanish families arrive — south resorts busy
- ↓Calima Saharan dust events possible
August#10▾
Gains
- ↑Sea 23C, warmest of year
- ↑Spanish mainland Northern European tourists fewer in August
- ↑Fiestas in every fishing village rotating
Sacrifices
- ↓Calima dust storms most frequent
- ↓Hotel prices peak Spanish August
September#1▾
Gains
- ↑Sea temperature still 23C
- ↑Spanish school return drops resort capacity 40%
- ↑Wind dropping for calmer beach days
Sacrifices
- ↓Some seasonal staff already wound down
- ↓Hurricane-track edge storms occasional
October#4▾
Gains
- ↑La Geria grape harvest and bodega tastings
- ↑Sea 22C still summer-warm
- ↑Hotels rates lowest before winter surge
Sacrifices
- ↓UK half-term last week brings spike
- ↓First proper rainfall returns
November#7▾
Gains
- ↑Cheapest hotel rates of the year
- ↑Low sun angle most photogenic for Timanfaya
- ↑Quiet trails across Volcan El Cuervo
Sacrifices
- ↓Trade winds picking back up
- ↓Sea cools to 20C
December#11▾
Gains
- ↑Christmas Day still hits 22C
- ↑New Year fireworks over Arrecife port
- ↑Nativity scenes in César Manrique style across Haria
Sacrifices
- ↓Christmas and New Year flights eye-watering
- ↓Sea down to 19C — cold for non-Brits
How this is calculated
Climate data
Open Meteo ERA5
30-year normals (1991–2020). Temperature, rainfall, sunshine, humidity.
Price & crowd
Tourism research
Seasonal pricing from tourism authority data. Directional — compares months within a destination only.
Personalisation
Weighted scoring
Your priorities change the weights. Budget-first users get different results than weather-first users.
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