The yellow weather warning covering Lanzarote has been extended into the early part of next week, with the official AEMET forecast pointing to sustained high temperatures and the possibility of inland readings reaching 37°C during the most intense phase of the heatwave. Spain's national meteorological agency has classified the current spell as one of the earliest significant heat events of the year across the Canary Islands.
Visitors and residents across Lanzarote are being urged to prepare for one of the hottest spells of the year so far, with the current Canary Islands heatwave forecast to push temperatures well above the May average over the coming days. Official figures from Spain's national meteorological agency AEMET point to a sustained period of intense heat, extreme UV levels and largely cloud-free skies through to the middle of next week.
Lanzarote holds onto its high-summer form for another week, with the AEMET forecast keeping daytime highs in a tight band between 28°C and 31°C across all seven days and the UV index parked at 10 and 11 in the very high to extreme range. Skies stay clear or lightly clouded throughout, no rain is forecast on any day, and the…
Read MoreStrong winds are blowing across Lanzarote and La Graciosa through to the end of Saturday, and if you are on the island this weekend the sheltered south coast is where you want to be.
Read MoreThe average hotel room on Lanzarote went for €133.88 a night in June, up from €121.01 the same month last year. That is a rise of 10.6 per cent, and on a seven night stay it works out at roughly €90 extra on the bill.
Read MoreSmokers and vapers holidaying in Spain may need to change their habits. On Tuesday 21st July, Spanish ministers approved a draft law that would outlaw smoking in many outdoor spaces, including the bar and restaurant terraces where a great deal of Spanish life happens. It is the most substantial rewrite of the country's tobacco rules in more than ten years.
Read MoreArrecife has had its strongest ever start to a year for cruise tourism, with 403,144 passengers arriving in the capital between January and June. The figures, released by the Las Palmas Port Authority, are up 16 per cent on the same six months of last year, an extra 55,614 people stepping ashore in Lanzarote.
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Puerto Del Carmen is one of the main tourist resorts in Lanzarote, with a bustling promenade and a lively nightlife.
Playa Blanca is a place where you can have a little lavish holiday with a yacht ride or a ferry ride to Fuerteventura Island.
Costa Teguise is a popular coastal town with lots of British restaurants and pubs.
Puerto Calero is one the most luxurious ports in the Canary Islands with great restaurants and also some very popular boutiques.
