Wednesday, 04 May 2016 08:31

Gran Canaria Weather: Hotter In London Than The Canary Islands?

London hotter than Gran Canaria this weekend? London hotter than Gran Canaria this weekend? www.photosgrancanaria.com

Silly season has started early this year with the first press reports about Britain being hotter than the Canary Islands.

We will be checking over the weekend and we're pretty sure what will happen; the maximum recorded temperature in Britain will be something like 24ºC.

But the average temperatures recorded on Canary Islands weather maps will be something like 22ºC. 

Therefore, in the minds of traffic-hungry web journalists, it's hotter in the UK than in the Canaries. Never mind that it'll be scraping 30ºC in south Gran Canaria this weekend and that the heat here lasts all day long.

And when the inevitable rain falls, it reminds everyone in the UK where the good weather really is.

The Gran Canaria weather this week

South Gran Canaria has moved into summer mode so it'll be hot and sunny this week and every week between now and November.

The north will get some cloud in the mornings, but the weak Trade Winds and strong sun will burn them off in the afternoons.

All-in-all, a pretty decent week and perfect for the beach. If you feel like walking in the hills do it now as it's starting to get hot up there.

Sea temperatures around Gran Canaria

The sea this winter didn't cool down as much as it can and barely dropped below 20ºC at the surface. It's now starting to warm up and is currently at almost 21ºC.

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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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