Canaries April
Discussion
Should be mid 20s and between 6-8 hours of sunshine. Sea will be cold. Islands all have individual micro climates that mean you'll have sunshine in one resort and be dull and overcast in another with possibility of rain. Gentle and not so gentle NE trade winds that is the norm usually means settled weather, if the wind goes east you'll have all the heat and humidity from the Sahara and if it swings south chance are you'll be on the recieving end of a mid Atlantic storm.
Heavy overnight dew is always a good indicator of fair weather the next day.
2 or 3 hours of midday sun on a clear day may burn you if you have fair skin.
Best climate of all the islands is either southern Lanzarote or northern Furteventura. Both these areas are shielded by the Papagayo mountains and usually have sun where much of the rest of the islands have low level cloud cover.
On a cloudy day get as far upwind as possible. Clouds form over the islands as moist air rises and you'll often find a narrow strip of sunshine along whichever coast is to windward.
Exposed sea is often rough and not safe for weak swimmers. Both islands have a strong surf/kitesurf culture because of high winds and big waves. Lanzarote has several sheltered man made and natural beaches and Furteventura has epic wild beaches and shelterd natural lagoons.
Heavy overnight dew is always a good indicator of fair weather the next day.
2 or 3 hours of midday sun on a clear day may burn you if you have fair skin.
Best climate of all the islands is either southern Lanzarote or northern Furteventura. Both these areas are shielded by the Papagayo mountains and usually have sun where much of the rest of the islands have low level cloud cover.
On a cloudy day get as far upwind as possible. Clouds form over the islands as moist air rises and you'll often find a narrow strip of sunshine along whichever coast is to windward.
Exposed sea is often rough and not safe for weak swimmers. Both islands have a strong surf/kitesurf culture because of high winds and big waves. Lanzarote has several sheltered man made and natural beaches and Furteventura has epic wild beaches and shelterd natural lagoons.
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