Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
368km²
Area
121km
Coastline
1,484m
Highest point
Alto de Garajonay
22,436
People
24°C
Warmest sea
September
328km
To the mainland
When to go to La Gomera
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in September (24 °C) and coolest in March (19 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to December.
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.
One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago
La Gomera is an volcanic island in Spain. It belongs to Canary Islands. It covers 368 km², with 121 km of coastline. Its highest point, Alto de Garajonay, rises to 1,484 m. About 22,436 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 328 km away.
Getting there
- Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 64 km in a straight lineCar hire at TFS airport (Tenerife)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLos Cristianos - La Gomera, Santa Cruz de La Palma - San Sebastián de la Gomera, San Sebastián de La Gomera - Playa de Santiago - Valle Gran Rey
- 328 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July 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 La Gomera.
- 75beachesPlaya de Ancón Chico, Playa y Fuente de Tejigüel, Playa Majona and 72 more
- 147viewpointsMirador de Los Roques, Mirador César Manrique, Mirador de la curva del Queso and 144 more
- 3lighthousesPunta de Clavitos, Faro de San Cristóbal
- 7ferry terminalsNaviera Armas terminal, Embarcadero El Cabrito, Fred. Olsen Express - Benchi Express Terminal and 4 more
- 4marinasPuerto Vueltas, Puerto Playa de Santiago, Marina La Gomera (San Sebastian) and 1 more
- 103named peaksMontaña de las Negrilas, Alto de Cherelepín, Alto de la Aguelisma and 100 more
- 1volcanoesAlto de Garajonay
- 27waterfallsSalto de Agua, El Chorro de El Cedro, cascada and 24 more
- 1castles and fortsTorre del Conde
- 524ruins and archaeological sitesCasa, El Azadoe, Terrazza and 521 more
- 2dive centresdive-art.com, Magmar Watersport
- 97waymarked walking routesCamino Natural Costas de La Gomera - Etapa 1, Ruta 5: Las Creces, Ruta 10: Cañada de Jorge and 94 more
- 2campsitesLa Vista
- 132hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 192restaurants, 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.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside La Gomera, each with its own numbers.
9beaches and covesCoastya
5mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
1,487m
Alto de Garajonay
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
23.8°C
Playa de las Salinas
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
9 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa de las Salinas23.8°C
- Playa de El Cabrito23.8°C
- Playa San Sebastián23.8°C
- Playa de Santiago23.8°C
- Playa de Argayal23.8°C
- Playa Valle Gran Rey23.8°C
- Playa La Puntilla23.8°C
- Playa de Vallehermoso23.8°C
1 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
5 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Alto de Garajonay1,487m
- Roque de Agandoprominence 180 m1,251m
- Monte San Salvador
- Lomito Fragoso
- Alta Garaona
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 549 m above the sea. 17 % of it is below 200 m.
- 3 %0–50 m
- 14 %50–200 m
- 32 %200–500 m
- 40 %500–1,000 m
- 12 %1,000–2,000 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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- San Sebastián de la Gomera8,964 people
- Vallehermosa2,829 people
- Hermigua2,195 people
- Alajeró2,066 people
- Agulo1,252 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Night low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Sea (°C) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 24 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 39 |
| Wet days | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
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 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +0.4 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.4 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.7 |
| 2024 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q105967) · 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 |
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