Maspalomas
Maspalomas is not costed by rail here: no through rail connection is modelled, and no verified rail or sea itinerary is included in this comparison. By air it is 740 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 28.3 °C in August and 18.8 °C in February.
Maspalomas is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Maspalomas is warmest in August (28.3 °C), sunniest in June (13.0 h a day), driest in July; coldest in February (18.8 °C). Month by month
Getting there
By air: nearest airport Gran Canaria (LPA), about 30 km away. Direct from London: yes (LGW, LTN, STN). Interurban bus or taxi south to Maspalomas. source
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 3,220 km | — | — | 810 kg | 7h 48m |
| Barcelona | 2,213 km | — | — | 557 kg | 6h 30m |
| Berlin | 3,647 km | — | — | 917 kg | 8h 24m |
| Birmingham | 2,973 km | — | — | 748 kg | 7h 30m |
| Bristol | 2,850 km | — | — | 717 kg | 7h 18m |
| Brussels | 3,066 km | — | — | 771 kg | 7h 36m |
| Cardiff | 2,834 km | — | — | 713 kg | 7h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 3,831 km | — | — | 897 kg | 8h 36m |
| Dublin | 2,945 km | — | — | 741 kg | 7h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 3,287 km | — | — | 827 kg | 7h 54m |
| Frankfurt | 3,224 km | — | — | 811 kg | 7h 48m |
| Glasgow | 3,253 km | — | — | 818 kg | 7h 48m |
| Leeds | 3,114 km | — | — | 783 kg | 7h 42m |
| Lisbon | 1,357 km | — | — | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 3,034 km | — | — | 763 kg | 7h 30m |
| London | 2,940 km | — | — | 740 kg | 7h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,779 km | — | — | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Manchester | 3,062 km | — | — | 770 kg | 7h 36m |
| Milan | 2,938 km | — | — | 739 kg | 7h 24m |
| Munich | 3,255 km | — | — | 819 kg | 7h 48m |
| Newcastle | 3,229 km | — | — | 812 kg | 7h 48m |
| Nottingham | 3,044 km | — | — | 766 kg | 7h 36m |
| Oslo | 4,093 km | — | — | 958 kg | 9h |
| Paris | 2,804 km | — | — | 705 kg | 7h 12m |
| Prague | 3,548 km | — | — | 892 kg | 8h 12m |
| Rome | 2,987 km | — | — | 751 kg | 7h 30m |
| Sheffield | 3,076 km | — | — | 774 kg | 7h 36m |
| Southampton | 2,836 km | — | — | 713 kg | 7h 18m |
| Stockholm | 4,345 km | — | — | 1,017 kg | 9h 18m |
| Vienna | 3,564 km | — | — | 896 kg | 8h 18m |
| Warsaw | 4,064 km | — | — | 951 kg | 8h 54m |
| Zurich | 3,022 km | — | — | 760 kg | 7h 30m |
The year in Maspalomas
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 19.6 | 18.8 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 26.4 | 28.3 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 22.9 | 19.7 |
| Sun h/day | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Sea °C | 21.2 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.1 | 21.9 |
When to go
Maspalomas is warmest in August at 28.3 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is February at 18.8 °C.
On these lists
- Warmest from London in January · #1
- Warmest from London in February · #1
- Sunniest from London in February · #1
- Sunniest from London in March · #2
- Warmest from London in December · #3
- Warmest from London in March · #4
- Warmest from London in November · #4
- Sunniest from London in December · #4
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in Spain emits about 7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors — a country average per occupied room, not this or any particular hotel. 7 nights in one room adds roughly 49 kg — worth weighing against the 740 kg of one person's flight. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Gran Canaria records 30.8 overnight stays per resident a year (26,989,094 nights in 2024). That is heavy tourist pressure — among the densest in Europe.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Maspalomas
Places to stay in Maspalomas, Spain, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.