Spain
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
26.9km²
Area
37km
Coastline
266m
Highest point
734
People
23°C
Warmest sea
September
152km
To the mainland
When to go to Graciosa
Best for the beach from August to October.
The sea is warmest in September (23 °C) and coolest in March (18 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to November.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of the Canaries, Spain
Graciosa is an island in Spain. It covers 26.9 km², with 37 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 266 m. About 734 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 152 km away.
Getting there
- César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACE airport (San Bartolomé)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesOrzola - Caleta del Sebo
- 152 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From August to Octoberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Graciosa.
- 17beachesPlaya de Las Conchas, Playa Francesa, La Cocina and 14 more
- 3viewpointsPunta del Pobre
- 1ferry terminals
- 1marinas
- 5named peaksAgujas Chicas, Morro de las Pedreras, Morros del Rodaje and 2 more
- 6volcanoesAgujas Grandes, Agujas Chicas, Montaña del Mojón and 3 more
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesOld Farm
- 1dive centresBuceo La Graciosa Divers
- 6waymarked walking routesRuta del Pedro Barba, Ruta del Norte, Ruta de Punta del Pobre and 3 more
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 9restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Graciosa in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Graciosa, each with its own numbers.
6beaches and covesCoastya
3mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
189m
Montaña del Mojón, La Graciosa
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
23.0°C
Playa de las Conchas
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
6 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa de las Conchas23.0°C
- Playa del Puerto22.9°C
- Playa La Francesa22.9°C
- Playa del Salado22.9°C
- Playa Montaña Amarilla22.9°C
- Amber22.9°C
3 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Montaña del Mojón, La Graciosa189m
- Montaña Bermeja, La Graciosa160m
- Montaña Amarilla
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 40 m above the sea. 99 % of it is below 200 m.
- 75 %0–50 m
- 24 %50–200 m
- 1 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Night low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Rain (mm) | 16 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 24 |
| Wet days | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +0.2 | −0.3 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 |
| 2023 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +1.5 | +1.5 |
| 2024 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.9 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q849958) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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