Canaries April
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worsy

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206 months

Saturday 23rd March 2013
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Got to escape this weather. Any advice on what the canaries are like first week of April please?

LuS1fer

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276 months

Saturday 23rd March 2013
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Absolutely fine. It was over 30 when I was there in January.

worsy

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Saturday 23rd March 2013
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Woot. Off to check out the holiday sites!

Jaguar steve

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241 months

Monday 25th March 2013
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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.

furtive

4,503 posts

310 months

Monday 25th March 2013
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worsy said:
Got to escape this weather
Exactly the reason I've just booked a week in Lanzarote over Easter

BliarOut

72,863 posts

270 months

Monday 25th March 2013
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Have a look at Egypt too. Having done both we've found the weather is more likely to be hot there in April smile

worsy

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Monday 25th March 2013
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Egypt doesn't appeal. Too many stories of ruined holidays due to dodgy bellies.

Where are you staying furtive?


furtive

4,503 posts

310 months

Monday 25th March 2013
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I'm a dodgy belly statistic from a holiday in Egypt. Never again.

We are going to Puerto Del Carmen