Lanzarote

:Lanzarote is also the title of a novella by Michel Houellebecq translated by Frank Wynne

Climate

Its climate ranges from mild to hot climates. Its daytime temperature in the summer is between 30°C and 35°C and the nightime temperature is at 20°C. Its winter daytime temperature is between 20°C and 25°C and the nightime temperature is between 13°C and 16°C. Lanzarote is surrounded with trade winds. The water temperature at the Atlantic is at 22°C during the summer and 17°C during the winter months. Precipitation is between 135 and 250 mm. The heaviest is between December and January. Lanzarote is the driest island in the Canary Islands. Most of the precipitation occurs in the area around Famara Massif while the south is mainly dry, Sandstorms which comes from the Sahara desert which happens every year. The temperature is over 40°C during this phenomenon. During this pheonomenon, visibility drops to only about 100 m and the sky becomes sandy with red and brown colors. These particles can destroy a jet engine. The wind is called the Levante to the islanders.

Related Topics:
Trade winds - Famara - Sahara

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