Best time to visit, weather and climate El Hierro
El Hierro is the most remote and smallest of the Canary Islands. If you like peace and quiet then La Gomera or La Palma is the place to be, but on El Hierro it really feels like the end of the world.
Because of its unique landscape with rock walls carved out by lava, beautiful juniper groves and wild abandoned volcanic soils it's no wonder that it has received the UNESCO bioreserve status. A pleasure for the walker.
Best time to visit El Hierro, Spain
The best time to visit the island of El Hierro in Spain is in january and april until december, when you will have a pleasant temperature and none till limited rainfall. The highest average temperature on El Hierro is 24°C in august and the lowest is 19°C in february. The weather and climate of El Hierro is suitable for a sun vacation.
The average climate figure for El Hierro is an 8,9. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
El Hierro has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in El Hierro or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
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Climate El Hierro per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20°C | 19°C | 19°C | 20°C | 20°C | 22°C | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 22°C | 21°C |
| 3 mm |
6 mm |
5 mm |
2 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
4 mm |
3 mm |
11 mm |
10 mm |
6 mm |
All climate data from El Hierro
Climate data from: Valverde
Climate El Hierro
The island El Hierro has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for El Hierro is 20° degrees and there is about 201 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 249 days a year with an average humidity of 57% and an UV-index of 4.
Climate El Hierro
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 20°C | 19°C | 19°C | 20°C | 20°C | 22°C | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 22°C | 21°C |
| Night | 19°C | 18°C | 18°C | 19°C | 20°C | 21°C | 22°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | 22°C | 20°C |
| Precip | 3 mm |
6 mm |
5 mm |
2 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
4 mm |
3 mm |
11 mm |
10 mm |
6 mm |
| Rain days |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Dry days |
29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
| Sun hours per day |
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind force in Bft |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Climate El Hierro january
On average, it is maximum 20° in january on El Hierro and at least around 19° degrees. In january there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro february
On average, it is maximum 19° in february on El Hierro and at least around 18° degrees. In february there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro march
On average, it is maximum 19° in march on El Hierro and at least around 18° degrees. In march there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro april
On average, it is maximum 20° in april on El Hierro and at least around 19° degrees. In april there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro may
On average, it is maximum 20° in may on El Hierro and at least around 20° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro june
On average, it is maximum 22° in june on El Hierro and at least around 21° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro july
On average, it is maximum 23° in july on El Hierro and at least around 22° degrees. In july there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro august
On average, it is maximum 24° in august on El Hierro and at least around 23° degrees. In august there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro september
On average, it is maximum 24° in september on El Hierro and at least around 23° degrees. In september there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro october
On average, it is maximum 24° in october on El Hierro and at least around 23° degrees. In october there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro november
On average, it is maximum 22° in november on El Hierro and at least around 22° degrees. In november there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month on El Hierro.
Climate El Hierro december
On average, it is maximum 21° in december on El Hierro and at least around 20° degrees. In december there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month on El Hierro.
14 day weather forecast El Hierro
The weather for El Hierro in Spain will be around 23° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.
The weather forecast for El Hierro is based on the weather in Valverde.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We 30 Sep |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 8m/s | 9 |
Th 1 Oct |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 10m/s | 8 |
Fr 2 Oct |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0.2 mm | 20% | 9m/s | 8 |
Sa 3 Oct |
|
24°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0.5 mm | 15% | 9m/s | 8 |
Su 4 Oct |
|
23°C | 21°C | 24°C | 0.2 mm | 20% | 10m/s | 7 |
Mo 5 Oct |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0.6 mm | 15% | 8m/s | 6 |
Tu 6 Oct |
|
24°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0.2 mm | 20% | 5m/s | 8 |
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We 7 Oct |
|
22°C | 21°C | 24°C | 0.1 mm | 20% | 7m/s | 6 |
Th 8 Oct |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0.1 mm | 20% | 5m/s | 5 |
Fr 9 Oct |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 1 |
Sa 10 Oct |
|
23°C | 22°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 4m/s | 2 |
Su 11 Oct |
|
24°C | 23°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 4m/s | 2 |
Mo 12 Oct |
|
23°C | 23°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 2 |
Tu 13 Oct |
|
23°C | 23°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 1 |
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Hotels and apartments on El Hierro
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Flight tickets to El Hierro
El Hierro has 1 airport which you can fly to:
- Hierro Airport
Valverde
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About El Hierro
El Hierro is an island that belongs to Spain. The capital of El Hierro is Valverde. It has a total surface of only 269 km² with 4.964 km of coastline and the population consists of 10.587 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 997x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call El Hierro you have to use +34 or 0034 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +345012457809 or 00345012457809.
El Hierro is in a straight line at 18.109 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 23 hours5.
The coordinates of El Hierro, Spain are latitude: 27.7413326 en longitude: -18.0209985
The GPS coordinates are N 27° 44' 28.6800" en W 18° 1' 15.6000"
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Currency El Hierro
In El Hierro the Euro is used to pay.
Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 30 september 2020
1 Euro = 1,78 New Zealand dollar
100 Euro = 177,85 New Zealand dollar
1 New Zealand dollar = 0,56 Euro
100 New Zealand dollar = 56,23 Euro
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Time difference El Hierro
On El Hierro it is now 18:35 o’clock in the evening on tuesday 29 september 2020. That is 12 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of El Hierro is Atlantic/Canary and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.
Vaccinations El Hierro
No recommended vaccinations are required for El Hierro.