Weather in La Palma

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:47 pm (EST)

Now · clear 81 °F

Feels like: 87 °F
Low / high: 75 / 91 °F
Rain: 67% · 0.02 in
Wind: 8 mph NNE

↗ 29.84 inHg · rising UV 10 · very high

Today in La Palma: light drizzle, 75 °F to 91 °F, with a 67% chance of rain (0.02 in) and a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 77 °F to 86 °F and a 98% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 91 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

91° 75°
Today
86° 77°
Thu 29
85° 75°
Fri 30
86° 75°
Sat 31
84° 74°
Sun 1
84° 74°
Mon 2
84° 75°
Tue 3
80° 75°
Wed 4
80° 76°
Thu 5
85° 76°
Fri 6
86° 76°
Sat 7
90° 76°
Sun 8
89° 77°
Mon 9
90° 76°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	75 / 91 °F	67% · 0.02 in	9 mph NNE	0.7 ft	4:40 am · 5:13 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light drizzle	77 / 86 °F	98% · 0.11 in	6 mph NNE	0.6 ft	5:27 am · 6:02 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Showers	75 / 85 °F	100% · 0.68 in	4 mph NW	0.5 ft	6:16 am · 6:53 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Showers	75 / 86 °F	94% · 0.74 in	7 mph WSW	0.9 ft	7:09 am · 7:48 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Heavy drizzle	74 / 84 °F	94% · 0.32 in	9 mph WSW	0.9 ft	8:07 am · 8:49 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Showers	74 / 84 °F	87% · 1.21 in	9 mph WSW	0.9 ft	9:14 am · 10:01 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Showers	75 / 84 °F	99% · 0.76 in	10 mph WSW	1.3 ft	10:34 am · 11:16 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light showers	75 / 80 °F	87% · 1.28 in	9 mph SW	1.3 ft	11:52 am	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light showers	76 / 80 °F	83% · 0.72 in	8 mph SW	1.2 ft	12:23 am · 12:56 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	76 / 85 °F	74% · 0.36 in	8 mph WSW	3.4 ft	1:18 am · 1:49 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	76 / 86 °F	78% · 0.12 in	5 mph NNE	3.1 ft	2:05 am · 2:35 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	76 / 90 °F	76% · 0.02 in	7 mph NNE	2.7 ft	2:47 am · 3:16 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	77 / 89 °F	93% · 0.28 in	4 mph N	2.6 ft	3:26 am · 3:56 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	76 / 90 °F	91% · 0.07 in	4 mph NE	2.7 ft	4:03 am · 4:34 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Mainly clear	Clear
Temperature	76°	75°	76°	83°	89°	90°	84°	80°
Chance of rain	3%	8%	6%	14%	57%	44%	12%	1%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 ENE	5 NE	5 NNE	8 NNE	8 NNE	4 NE	7 NNE	8 NNE
Humidity	97%	96%	92%	74%	59%	56%	68%	78%
UV	0	0	0	4	10	3	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	91°	86°	85°	86°	84°	84°	84°
AIFS	88°	88°	87°	86°	84°	84°	83°
GFS	90°	87°	84°	87°	87°	85°	82°
ICON	85°	89°	90°	88°	87°	88°	86°
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.02 in	0.11 in	0.68 in	0.74 in	0.32 in	1.21 in	0.76 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.17 in	0.43 in	0.58 in	0.58 in	0.57 in	0.68 in
GFS	0.01 in	0.59 in	0.72 in	0.16 in	0.28 in	0.72 in	0.31 in
ICON	0.07 in	0.04 in	0.22 in	0.37 in	0.21 in	0.08 in	0.08 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	921	616	417	718	917	921	1026
AIFS	7	6	4	3	3	6	8
GFS	620	513	47	710	79	710	58
ICON	1020	919	612	39	715	816	714
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	67%	98%	100%	94%	94%	87%	99%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	77%	97%	100%	77%	86%	71%	79%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit drier.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit below −26%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.2 °F	A bit below −24%	87° / 74°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +3.4 °F	A bit below −36%	87° / 75°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +3.4 °F	A bit below −27%	87° / 75°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +3.6 °F	A bit below −35%	88° / 75°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +3.6 °F	A bit below −30%
December	Above +3.8 °F	A bit below −39%
January	Above +3.8 °F	A bit below −35%
February	Above +4.0 °F	A bit below −30%
March	Above +4.1 °F	A bit below −29%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

La Palma climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit La Palma is from January to March: highs of 88 °F to 89 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

88° 74°

JanJ
89° 74°

FebF
89° 76°

MarM
89° 76°

AprA
88° 76°

MayM
87° 75°

JunJ
87° 75°

JulJ
87° 75°

AugA
87° 74°

SepS
86° 74°

OctO
86° 74°

NovN
87° 74°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	88°	74°	0.54 in	3	7.8	81°	1.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	89°	74°	0.22 in	2	8.6	79°	1.3 ft
MarchMar	89°	76°	0.43 in	5	8.4	79°	1.4 ft
AprilApr	89°	76°	3.46 in	11	8.1	81°	1.5 ft
MayMay	88°	76°	10.31 in	18	6.4	83°	1.9 ft
JuneJun	87°	75°	8.56 in	18	6.5	84°	1.9 ft
JulyJul	87°	75°	7.76 in	18	6.4	83°	1.9 ft
AugustAug	87°	75°	9.37 in	18	6.4	83°	1.9 ft
SeptemberSep	87°	74°	6.83 in	18	6.6	83°	1.9 ft
OctoberOct	86°	74°	8.85 in	18	6.1	83°	2.1 ft
NovemberNov	86°	74°	8.74 in	19	6.3	82°	2.0 ft
DecemberDec	87°	74°	2.92 in	11	6.6	82°	1.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	81°	1.3 ft
Feb	79°	1.3 ft
Mar	79°	1.4 ft
Apr	81°	1.5 ft
May	83°	1.9 ft
Jun	84°	1.9 ft
Jul	83°	1.9 ft
Aug	83°	1.9 ft
Sep	83°	1.9 ft
Oct	83°	2.1 ft
Nov	82°	2.0 ft
Dec	82°	1.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 68.01 in of rain on about 159 days and about 2,550 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now81 °Ffeels like 87 °F

Tomorrow77 / 86 °F

It's 81 °F now (feels like 87 °F). Today, 75 °F to 91 °F; tomorrow, 77 °F to 86 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 67% 0.02 in
Thu 29 98% 0.11 in
Fri 30 100% 0.68 in
Sat 31 94% 0.74 in
Sun 1 94% 0.32 in
Mon 2 87% 1.21 in
Tue 3 99% 0.76 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 67%, with 0.02 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 98% and 0.11 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.02 in; last 3 days, 1.81 in; last 7 days, 6.58 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity75%

Dew point73 °F

Humidity is 75% now and the dew point is 73 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak10very high

Thu 29: 7 · Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 9

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.7029.8029.9030.00 29.74

Rising now (+0.07 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 23

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Showers	76 / 88 °F	1.26 in	5 mph NNE
Mon 26	Light showers	76 / 87 °F	0.30 in	4 mph NE
Sun 25	Heavy showers	76 / 83 °F	2.70 in	6 mph NW
Sat 24	Showers	77 / 82 °F	2.06 in	4 mph WSW
Fri 23	Showers	78 / 87 °F	0.20 in	6 mph NW
Thu 22	Light drizzle	76 / 92 °F	0.01 in	6 mph NNE
Wed 21	Drizzle	77 / 84 °F	0.19 in	4 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Showers	77 / 83 °F	0.62 in	5 mph NNE
Mon 19	Light showers	77 / 88 °F	0.26 in	6 mph NNE
Sun 18	Light showers	78 / 86 °F	0.42 in	6 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light showers	77 / 83 °F	0.76 in	10 mph SW
Fri 16	Light showers	77 / 89 °F	0.53 in	6 mph NW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	78 / 93 °F	0.05 in	7 mph N
Wed 14	Light drizzle	76 / 90 °F	0.01 in	6 mph WNW
Tue 13	Showers	74 / 83 °F	1.18 in	10 mph SSW
Mon 12	Showers	76 / 81 °F	0.59 in	10 mph SW
Sun 11	Light showers	77 / 84 °F	0.89 in	6 mph WSW
Sat 10	Drizzle	78 / 92 °F	0.11 in	10 mph NNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	77 / 91 °F	0.11 in	7 mph WNW
Thu 8	Drizzle	76 / 87 °F	0.09 in	7 mph N
Wed 7	Light showers	76 / 87 °F	0.30 in	6 mph NE
Tue 6	Light showers	78 / 82 °F	0.58 in	6 mph W
Mon 5	Light showers	79 / 90 °F	0.09 in	7 mph W
Sun 4	Overcast	75 / 91 °F	0	6 mph NE
Sat 3	Showers	76 / 80 °F	1.55 in	5 mph SW
Fri 2	Showers	77 / 89 °F	0.76 in	6 mph SW
Thu 1	Drizzle	78 / 83 °F	0.31 in	8 mph SW
Wed 30	Showers	78 / 87 °F	0.72 in	10 mph SW
Tue 29	Light showers	77 / 93 °F	0.33 in	7 mph N
Mon 28	Drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.42 in	4 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in La PalmaQuestions

What's the weather like today in La Palma?

Light drizzle, from 75 °F to 91 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph) and a 67% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in La Palma?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 98% (0.11 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 74 °F and a high of 91 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 10 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.84 inHg and rising: −0.07 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit La Palma?

The best time to visit La Palma is from January to March: highs of 88 °F to 89 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in La Palma in October?

In October, La Palma normally sees highs of 86 °F and lows of 74 °F, with about 18 rainy days (8.85 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 83 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in La Palma?

The warmest is April, with average highs of 89 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 74 °F. The wettest is May (10.31 in) and the driest, February.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 10.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:47 pm (local time).

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