Monday, 28 March 2016 06:42

Gran Canaria Weather: A Sunny Start With Midweek Spring Showers Up North

Gran Canaria set for Spring weather at the start of April Gran Canaria set for Spring weather at the start of April www.photosgrancanaria.com

A sunny start to the week with cloud and showers in the north from Wednesday.

A weak wet front is heading down from the North and is due to arrive on Wednesday. As always, weather from the north will affect Las Palmas and north Gran Canaria much more than the resorts.

South Gran Canaria forecast

A warm, sunny start to the week with wind and some cloud affecting Wednesday and Thursday. There may even be a shower. The temperature drops midweek and could be as low as 14ºC at night. 

Some cloudy patches over the weekend but plenty of sunshine as well.

North Gran Canaria forecast

A mix of sunshine and cloud to start the week with cloud and showers arriving on Wednesday and affecting the end of the week.

Then a slight break until a second wet front arriving on Sunday.

Night temperatures down to 16ºC.

The sea

The water temperature around Gran Canaria is currently 19.5ºC; Perfectly swimmable when the sun is out and actually a little warmer than normal for the time of year.

No significant waves expected in south Gran Canaria this week although there is a decent swell due on Thursday in the north of the island.

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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