La Palma is an island located in the Canary Islands archipelago off the coast of Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most northwesterly of the Canary Islands and the fifth largest of the seven main islands. La Palma has a total area of 709 square kilometers and is home to 87,000 inhabitants.
The island is known for its lush vegetation and mountainous terrain. La Palma is home to two national parks, Caldera de Taburiente National Park and Los Tilos de María National Park. The highest peak on the island is the Roque de los Muchachos at 2,426 meters. The climate on La Palma is mild and subtropical, with temperatures ranging from 18-25 degrees Celsius in the summer and 14-21 degrees Celsius in the winter.
La Palma was first inhabited by the Guanches, a Berber people, in the first century BC. The island was then conquered by the Spanish in the 15th century. During this time, the island became an important trading hub for the Spanish Empire. The island was also used as a stopover for ships travelling from Spain to the Americas.
In the 19th century, the island became an important agricultural center, producing sugar, wine, and other products. La Palma also became a popular destination for wealthy Europeans, who built luxurious residences on the island.
Today, La Palma is a popular tourist destination, known for its beautiful landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and vibrant nightlife. The island is also home to a number of festivals and events, including the annual Carnival of La Palma.
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La Palma in Spain enjoys a subtropical-Mediterranean climate throughout the year, with warm summers and mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures are generally warm and sunny, with average highs of around 24-26°C and lows of around 18-20°C. In the winter, temperatures are cooler but still mild with average highs of around 16-18°C and lows of around 10-12°C. The island also experiences a wet season between October and April, with the majority of the rain falling between November and February. The driest months are July and August.
Our weather forecast for La Palma helps plan your stay according to the weather. For sunny days, pack light and breathable clothes, swimwear, and sunscreen. For winter weather, it's recommended to bring warm clothes, gloves, a hat, sturdy footwear, and a raincoat.
Date | Icon | Temperature | Wind speed/gusts | Cloudiness/Visibility | Air humidity/pressure | Sunrise/Sunset |
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Oct. 7th 2024 Oct. 7th 2024 | max: 22.0 °C min: 20.6 °C |
14.4 m/s 19.4 m/s |
62.4 % 16.9 m |
82.4 % 1,016 hPa |
08:08:07 19:50:11 |
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Oct. 8th 2024 Oct. 8th 2024 | max: 22.3 °C min: 21.2 °C |
16.9 m/s 16.9 m/s |
60.7 % 21.9 m |
81.5 % 1,019 hPa |
08:08:40 19:49:03 |
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Oct. 9th 2024 Oct. 9th 2024 | max: 22.6 °C min: 21 °C |
15.1 m/s 16.2 m/s |
49.6 % 22.8 m |
74.2 % 1,019 hPa |
08:09:14 19:47:56 |
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Oct. 10th 2024 Oct. 10th 2024 | max: 22.7 °C min: 21.8 °C |
11.2 m/s 13.7 m/s |
12.8 % 24.1 m |
83.8 % 1,018 hPa |
08:09:49 19:46:50 |
|
Oct. 11th 2024 Oct. 11th 2024 | max: 22.2 °C min: 21.6 °C |
13.7 m/s 13.0 m/s |
34.5 % 24.1 m |
82.9 % 1,017 hPa |
08:10:23 19:45:45 |
|
Oct. 12th 2024 Oct. 12th 2024 | max: 22.5 °C min: 21.2 °C |
12.2 m/s 12.6 m/s |
90.8 % 24.1 m |
77.6 % 1,019 hPa |
08:10:58 19:44:40 |
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Oct. 13th 2024 Oct. 13th 2024 | max: 22.1 °C min: 21.2 °C |
12.6 m/s 11.5 m/s |
93.5 % 19.0 m |
77.9 % 1,019 hPa |
08:11:34 19:43:35 |
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Oct. 14th 2024 Oct. 14th 2024 | max: 22.1 °C min: 20.9 °C |
15.1 m/s 17.3 m/s |
28.5 % 20.5 m |
83.7 % 1,018 hPa |
08:12:09 19:42:32 |
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Oct. 15th 2024 Oct. 15th 2024 | max: 22.0 °C min: 21.3 °C |
9.4 m/s 10.1 m/s |
48.5 % 24.0 m |
81.7 % 1,017 hPa |
08:12:46 19:41:29 |
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Oct. 16th 2024 Oct. 16th 2024 | max: 22.3 °C min: 21.3 °C |
20.2 m/s 19.8 m/s |
47.1 % 17.8 m |
86.0 % 1,017 hPa |
08:13:22 19:40:26 |
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Oct. 17th 2024 Oct. 17th 2024 | max: 22.4 °C min: 21.4 °C |
13.3 m/s 15.5 m/s |
7.6 % 24.0 m |
76.3 % 1,018 hPa |
08:13:59 19:39:25 |
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Oct. 18th 2024 Oct. 18th 2024 | max: 21.9 °C min: 20.8 °C |
17.3 m/s 17.3 m/s |
2.2 % 22.2 m |
77.0 % 1,018 hPa |
08:14:36 19:38:25 |
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Oct. 19th 2024 Oct. 19th 2024 | max: 21.5 °C min: 20.7 °C |
16.6 m/s 14.4 m/s |
6.1 % 23.0 m |
81.1 % 1,018 hPa |
08:15:14 19:37:25 |
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Oct. 20th 2024 Oct. 20th 2024 | max: 21.6 °C min: 20.9 °C |
22.7 m/s 22.3 m/s |
51.6 % 20.8 m |
79.5 % 1,017 hPa |
08:15:52 19:36:26 |
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Oct. 21st 2024 Oct. 21st 2024 | max: 20.9 °C min: 19.8 °C |
18.4 m/s 16.3 m/s |
12.1 % 20.7 m |
76.8 % 1,017 hPa |
08:16:31 19:35:28 |
Would you like to travel to La Palma on a cruise ship or would you just like to know when a certain ship will dock there? Here you will find an overview of the cruise ships that will be calling at the port of La Palma.
Date | Ship | Arrival | Departure | Details |
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Oct. 9th 2024 Wednesday, 9th of Oct. 2024 | P&O Britannia | 09:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Oct. 10th 2024 Thursday, 10th of Oct. 2024 | P&O Ventura | 09:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Oct. 29th 2024 Tuesday, 29th of Oct. 2024 | P&O Arcadia | 09:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Oct. 30th 2024 Wednesday, 30th of Oct. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Oct. 31st 2024 Thursday, 31st of Oct. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 6th 2024 Wednesday, 6th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 7th 2024 Thursday, 7th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 8th 2024 Friday, 8th of Nov. 2024 | Queen Anne | 08:30 am | 05:00 pm | |
Nov. 9th 2024 Saturday, 9th of Nov. 2024 | Queen Victoria | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 10th 2024 Sunday, 10th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Ventura | 08:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Nov. 11th 2024 Monday, 11th of Nov. 2024 | Seabourn Sojourn | 08:00 am | 09:00 pm | |
Nov. 13th 2024 Wednesday, 13th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 14th 2024 Thursday, 14th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 16th 2024 Saturday, 16th of Nov. 2024 | Sea Cloud | 01:30 pm | 11:00 pm | |
Nov. 20th 2024 Wednesday, 20th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 21st 2024 Thursday, 21st of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 27th 2024 Wednesday, 27th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 28th 2024 Thursday, 28th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Nov. 28th 2024 Thursday, 28th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Ventura | 08:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Nov. 29th 2024 Friday, 29th of Nov. 2024 | P&O Aurora | 08:00 am | 09:00 pm | |
Dec. 4th 2024 Wednesday, 4th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 5th 2024 Thursday, 5th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Arcadia | 09:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Dec. 5th 2024 Thursday, 5th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 7th 2024 Saturday, 7th of Dec. 2024 | Queen Anne | 09:00 am | 07:00 pm | |
Dec. 10th 2024 Tuesday, 10th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Ventura | 08:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Dec. 11th 2024 Wednesday, 11th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 12th 2024 Thursday, 12th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 18th 2024 Wednesday, 18th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 19th 2024 Thursday, 19th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 22nd 2024 Sunday, 22nd of Dec. 2024 | P&O Ventura | 08:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Dec. 25th 2024 Wednesday, 25th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 26th 2024 Thursday, 26th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Dec. 30th 2024 Monday, 30th of Dec. 2024 | P&O Aurora | 08:00 am | 10:00 pm | |
Jan. 1st 2025 Wednesday, 1st of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 2nd 2025 Thursday, 2nd of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 8th 2025 Wednesday, 8th of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 9th 2025 Thursday, 9th of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 15th 2025 Wednesday, 15th of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 16th 2025 Thursday, 16th of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 22nd 2025 Wednesday, 22nd of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 23rd 2025 Thursday, 23rd of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 29th 2025 Wednesday, 29th of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Jan. 30th 2025 Thursday, 30th of Jan. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 5th 2025 Wednesday, 5th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 6th 2025 Thursday, 6th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 12th 2025 Wednesday, 12th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 13th 2025 Thursday, 13th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 16th 2025 Sunday, 16th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Ventura | 08:00 am | 05:00 pm | |
Feb. 19th 2025 Wednesday, 19th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm | |
Feb. 20th 2025 Thursday, 20th of Feb. 2025 | P&O Azura | 07:00 am | 06:00 pm |
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