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Playa Blanca

Yaiza, Spain · sea 23 °C at its warmest, in September

Playa Blanca

Photo: Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

19.1Jan
18.4Feb
18.3Mar
18.7Apr
19.6May
20.8Jun
21.6Jul
22.4Aug
23Sep
22.8Oct
21.5Nov
20.1Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

Playa Blanca (Spanish for "White Beach") is the southernmost town of the Spanish island of Lanzarote. It is the newest resort on the island, and is part of the municipality of Yaiza.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Playa Blanca?

The sea off Playa Blanca averages 23 °C at its warmest, in September, and 18.3 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Playa Blanca?

The sea reaches 20 °C or more from June to December. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.

Where is Playa Blanca?

Playa Blanca is on the coast of Yaiza, Spain, at 28.8638, -13.8285. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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