For sun that shines pretty much year-round, plus the best beaches in the Canaries, a holiday to Fuerteventura is spot on.
The unsung island
Fuerteventura is one of the more organic Canary Islands. It’s a no-added-sugar sort of place, where the buildings are low-rise, and the landscape has been shaped by biology rather than builders. But don’t get us wrong, it’s got plenty going on. While most of the Canaries only come to life around mid-morning, Fuerteventura has been up for hours – the surfers and beach lovers start early here.
Surf spots and sand dunes
The island’s enormous beaches attract surfers from sunrise. And at places like Dunas de Corralejo National Park, in the northern resort of Corralejo, sunbathers follow hot on their heels. Once you see the desert-like landscape here you won’t want to stay in bed, either. It’s a sea of wind-rippled white sand, with miles of footprint-free dunes.
Action-packed resorts
That said, holidays to Fuerteventura aren’t just for morning people. In resorts like Costa Caleta on the east coast, and Jandia, in the south, afternoons are filled with watersports, mini-golf and trampolining for the kids. Fast-forward a few hours, and the smell of fresh fish cooking on hot coals fills the island’s harboursides, giving the chequered flag to dinner time.
Best time to go to Fuerteventura
Temperatures on this island tend to stick somewhere between 20˚C in winter and 25˚C in summer. In August, it can heat right up to the 30˚C mark, although thanks to trade winds there’s always a cooling breeze. As for rain, most of it falls in the north of the island from October to March. That said, it’s only about five millimetres’ worth.
)
)
)
)
)
)
