What will the weather be like on Sunday and Monday on Lanzarote?
On Sunday 1 November, AEMET expects medium to high cloud and rain over Lanzarote and La Graciosa. Most of the rain will be light to moderate, but some showers may turn heavy locally.
An isolated thunderstorm is also possible, La Voz de Lanzarote reports, citing AEMET. The calima stays light on Sunday.
Temperatures barely change: they fall to 18 to 19 degrees at night and rise to 27 degrees by day. The wind is light to moderate from the east.
On Monday 2 November the light to moderate showers continue and may bring thunderstorms. The forecast also makes calima at altitude likely.
AEMET said the change would begin as early as Saturday 31 October. It forecast patches of cloud, possibly light rain from the afternoon, and highs of around 25 degrees.
What does this mean for beach plans in the south of the island?
Beach days are less reliable on Sunday and Monday, as cloud, showers and haze dominate the sky. The forecast covers all of Lanzarote and La Graciosa and gives no figures for the southern resort.
It stays warm all the same, with up to 27 degrees on Sunday. Whether individual beaches fly warning flags or report swimming bans is not known.
As of 30 October, no AEMET warning for Lanzarote from 31 October to 2 November could be found. It makes sense to check the Meteoalerta warning page and the AEMET forecast for Arrecife again on Sunday and Monday.
The report does not say how much rain will fall. No millimetre figures or dust-density readings exist for this weekend.
What does the Canary Islands health authority advise during calima?
The Canary Islands health authority (Dirección General de Salud Pública) issued a calima advisory on 27 October, RTVC reported. It expected dust levels between 5 and 200 micrograms per cubic metre of air.
The daily health-protection threshold is 50 micrograms. The authority did not expect unusually high intensity, and the episode was due to last through the week, varying from island to island.
It advises people to avoid physical exertion outdoors and keep windows closed. It also recommends drinking enough water and wiping surfaces with a damp cloth.
Anyone with worsening breathing problems should call 112, and the local air quality index helps to judge the situation. Children, older people, pregnant women, smokers, people with weakened immune systems, outdoor workers and those with chronic lung or heart conditions should take particular care.
What applies on Monday, the moved holiday?
Diario de Avisos reports that the All Saints holiday has moved to Monday 2 November in the Canary Islands. In 2026, 1 November falls on a Sunday.
For visitors and residents, this may mean that shops and offices stay closed on Monday. No specific opening hours for Lanzarote were available.
The holiday therefore falls on a day of continuing showers. Anyone planning something for Monday should have a dry alternative ready and check opening hours in advance.
How unusual is this kind of weather, and who issues warnings?
Similar weather came a year earlier: on 18 and 19 November 2025, La Voz de Lanzarote reported that light rain continued after Storm Claudia. Wednesday was partly cloudy, with highs of 20 to 22 degrees and lows of around 17 degrees.
On Thursday and Friday that year, highs ranged from 16 to 23 degrees, with a moderate north to northeast wind. The forecast for 1 November 2026 is higher, at 27 degrees.
The health authority also issued calima advisories on 18 April 2026, RTVC reports. AEMET itself uses the warning levels green, yellow, orange and red in its Meteoalerta system.
The regional emergency response is run by the Canary government’s Dirección General de Emergencias under the PEFMA plan, which has pre-alert, alert and maximum alert levels. Civil protection sets the level according to the expected impact, and it can differ from the AEMET colour.
What happens after 2 November?
Calima at altitude is likely on Monday. Whether it stays up there or also reaches the coast is not yet known.
AEMET would issue any thunderstorm warnings through Meteoalerta. No such warning for Lanzarote was known as of 30 October.
Autumn 2025 was very warm in the Canary Islands, according to AEMET and the environment ministry MITECO, averaging 20.6 degrees, which is 0.7 degrees above normal. Autumn rainfall was 59.1 millimetres, about 75% of the norm.
November 2025 was mostly wet in the Canary Islands, according to MITECO. There is no long-term November average for Lanzarote, so a comparison with the norm is not possible.