Gran Canaria · Month comparison

December vs June

June ranks #1 overall vs December at #10. Maspalomas Pride brings 200,000 visitors — Europe biggest Pride after Madrid.

Gran Canaria December — Maspalomas lighthouse winter sun

December

#10 of 12 months

Strong option

Christmas and New Year on the dunes — UK escape, but priced like ski week.

  • ↑Christmas Day beach swim at Maspalomas 22C
  • ↑Three Kings parade preparations late December
Gran Canaria June — Maspalomas dunes summer beach

June

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Maspalomas Pride brings 200,000 visitors — Europe biggest Pride after Madrid.

  • ↑Maspalomas Pride 2nd week, Yumbo Centre central
  • ↑Sea 21C across both coasts
FactorDecemberJune
Weather score
8
10
Value score
3
6
Crowd score
3
7
Events score
7
8
Atmosphere
9
9
Avg high temp22°C26°C
Monthly rain28mm1mm
Daily sunshine6.5hrs10hrs

December trade-offs

  • ↓Christmas week most expensive of year
  • ↓Charter flight chaos from UK and Germany

June trade-offs

  • ↓Pride week sells out Playa del Ingles hotels
  • ↓North coast morning fog persistent
See all 12 months for Gran Canaria →December in detail →June in detail →
Scores compare months within Gran Canaria. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →