Here the island Lanzarote is exactly the right choice, because
it is known as an island of the everlasting spring.
There rules all year round a very mild climate poor
in precipitation.
All year round the mercury column moves during the day around
possibly around 20°C and more. However, seldom the
temperatures rise more than 30°C. Nevertheless, these
almost endless spring phases can be interrupted occasionally
also once by chiller days, which is why one should have
quietly a pullover or a jacket in the luggage – to
the security.
At night, indeed, the temperatures drop, however, besides,
it never gets cold really. This very pleasant climate owes
the island, on the one hand, to the trade winds and on the
other hand the Canaries stream.
Thanks to this sea current the water temperatures the whole
year are also compensated very much. Lanzarote is the nearly
driest one of the Canary islands, only fuerteventura ist
even more dry.
However, this does not mean that it is never got cloudy
on Lanzarote. Here the clouds itself form, however, move
mostly only over the island away without raining down.
The level scenery of the island is responsible for it. If
it comes on Lanzarote in rare cases, nevertheless, once to
precipitation, rain mostly happens between January
and March.
The rest of the year is rather dry. In the
north of the island lies of the Penas del Coche which is
the highest mountain of the island with 670 m. However, his
height is not sufficient to dam up the clouds and to bring
to rain down. Therefore, the amount of precipitation of just
135 mms per year is relatively low. Nevertheless, the clouds
which move about the Famara mountains form
a certain air humidity. The palms and other plants of the
island get by with this air humidity. Only here in the north
appreciable rain falls in the wintertime. Here that's why
the scenery changes in the spring to a true flower sea. The
constantly light trade winds make the high summer temperatures
in the Canaries tolerable and pleasant.
Besides, the chill trade wind coming from north-east holds
back the hot aerial masses from the African Sahara and
makes the temperatures for a Lanzarote to vacation also in
summer tolerable. Nevertheless, the influence of the not
far distant Sahara becomes sometimes apparent in the form
of high temperatures or dust or light sandy storms.
The local islanders call this southeaster, by the way, "Calima".
He can provide under circumstances for temperatures up to
40°C. However, this weather phenomenon seems relatively
seldom and lasts only few days.
Who comes during the winter months to Lanzarote, best of
all one lodging should search itself in the southwest
part of the island, because here most solar days
are to be expected in this season.
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WILLY BOMBEECK, 21.12.10
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