May
Wk 19–21
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 1 out of 100, weather comfort near 78.
- Crowd level
- 0–1
- Comfort
- 74–81
Spain · Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura: the oldest island of the Canaries, heavily eroded
Formed about 20.6 million years ago, its main mass about five million years ago and heavily eroded since, Fuerteventura measures five kilometres at its narrowest point. In the north-east the travelling dunes of Corralejo consist in large part of ground up sea shells and snail shells, in the south the Jandía peninsula rises to 807 metres.
Busiest week
DecemberCrowd level 100
Wk 52 · 2,137,653 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
MayCrowd level 0–1
Wk 19–21 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Warmest month
22 °CComfort 96
August · around 8 mm of rain in the month
The overnight-stay figures come from a statistical area that this destination shares with Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Teneriffa. They cover the whole area, not Fuerteventura on its own.
Fuerteventura in brief
Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands after Tenerife and, at about 20.6 million years, the oldest of the archipelago. It stretches close to 100 kilometres in length, measures 31 kilometres at its widest point and five at the Istmo de la Pared; there it divides into the northern part Maxorata and the Jandía peninsula with the Pico de la Zarza at 807 metres. Volcanic activity died out 4,000 to 5,000 years ago; the main mass of the island, formed about five million years ago, has been heavily eroded since. In 2009 it was declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve in full.
When is Fuerteventura busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 25
FebruaryØ 45
MarchØ 48
AprilØ 36
MayØ 7
JuneØ 25
JulyØ 65
AugustØ 92
SeptemberØ 45
OctoberØ 57
NovemberØ 59
DecemberØ 57
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
May · Wk 19
Crowd level0/100 · little seasonal variation
quietbusy
Weather comfort27/100 · Sun & warmth
-16 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 1,535,643
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays · -2 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Spain (44 %) · United Kingdom (19 %) · Germany (13 %) · 88% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 1,535,643–2,137,653 (avg 1,819,949)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Fuerteventura, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 33 | 7 °C |
| February | 45 | 34 | 7 °C |
| March | 48 | 43 | 9 °C |
| April | 36 | 61 | 12 °C |
| May | 7 | 77 | 15 °C |
| June | 25 | 90 | 18 °C |
| July | 65 | 95 | 21 °C |
| August | 92 | 96 | 22 °C |
| September | 45 | 91 | 18 °C |
| October | 57 | 79 | 16 °C |
| November | 59 | 56 | 11 °C |
| December | 57 | 38 | 8 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Fuerteventura itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
September
Wk 37–39
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 38, weather comfort near 89.
- Crowd level
- 36–41
- Comfort
- 87–92
August
Wk 31–33
The region's peak: crowd level around 96 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 93–98
- Comfort
- 96
Fuerteventura compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Fuerteventura
- 61.4
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: January, at 4.7× the value. Closest to the median: July, at 1.6× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Fuerteventura with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| Feb | 6 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| Mar | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| Apr | 11 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| May | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| Jun | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| Jul | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
| Aug | 20 | 22 | 19 | 8 |
| Sep | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| Oct | 14 | 16 | 13 | 26 |
| Nov | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| Dec | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Very sunny
≈ 5.8 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 |
| Feb | 4.8 |
| Mar | 5.9 |
| Apr | 6.8 |
| May | 7.4 |
| Jun | 7.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 |
| Aug | 7.1 |
| Sep | 6.2 |
| Oct | 5.0 |
| Nov | 3.9 |
| Dec | 3.5 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Fuerteventura and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Fuerteventura in detail
Location and shape
Fuerteventura is the second largest island of the Canaries after Tenerife; its 1,659.74 square kilometres are 22.15 per cent of the land area of the archipelago. Between its northern and south-western tips it measures close to 100 kilometres and 31 kilometres at its widest point; the Istmo de la Pared is the narrowest point at five kilometres and divides the island into the northern part Maxorata, after which the islanders are called Majoreros, and the southern peninsula of Jandía. There stands the highest point of the island, the Pico de la Zarza at 807 metres. The island lies about 120 kilometres west of the Moroccan coast, and to the north the roughly 11 kilometre strait of La Bocayna separates it from Lanzarote; it is administered from Puerto del Rosario and divided into six municipal districts.
Age and erosion
Fuerteventura is the oldest island of the archipelago, formed about 20.6 million years ago; the bulk of the island's mass came about five million years ago and has been heavily eroded since. Volcanic activity died out 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. In the north-east near Corralejo lie large travelling dunes in the Parque Natural de Corralejo; their sand consists in large part of ground up sea shells and snail shells. The barely developed west coast consists in large part of cliffs with offshore currents that are in places lethal.
Beaches, Lobos, Ajuy
On the Jandía peninsula lie the Playas de Sotavento, in the north near Corralejo the Playas Grandes. The run of beach from Costa Calma to Morro Jable measures between 24 kilometres at low tide and 27 kilometres at high tide. Off the north coast lies the island of Lobos, free of cars and uninhabited; walking round it takes about three hours, and access is limited to protect the nature there. From Ajuy on the west coast a short path leads to the Cuevas de Ajuy and the rock arch Arco del Jurado; the caves served as storerooms for the lime kilns above them.
Wall, towers, old capital
At the beginning of the 15th century the Majoreros lived in two territories, divided by a wall that ran across the island. On 18 January 1404 Guize, the king of the northern part, was baptised under the name Luis, and on 25 January 1404 Ayoze, the king of the southern part, under the name Alfonso. Betancuria in the central highland became the seat of administration and thus the first island capital; in its centre stands the parish church Iglesia de Santa María, built in the late Renaissance style. In 1740 English corsairs landed at Gran Tarajal and were beaten in two battles at Tuineje; in the same year the fortified towers of El Cotillo and Caleta de Fuste were raised to defend the island.
Grain, goats, aloe
The island's grain surpluses went to the other Canary Islands and to Castile; it counted as the granary of the Canaries. In 1970 about 3.5 per cent of the area was still under the plough, today it is 0.1 per cent. Goat keeping matters here; the goat cheese wins prizes regularly and is shipped to the neighbouring islands and, on a small scale, to Europe. Aloe vera is grown in some municipalities, in the largest growing areas in Europe. The natural symbols of the island are the houbara bustard and the Jandía spurge, which grows on the Jandía peninsula apart from scattered specimens in the north of the island; the Barbary ground squirrels introduced in 1965 damage the vegetation. The long distance path GR 131 runs the length of the island over about 155 kilometres in nine day stages.
How it differs from the other Canaries
Within the group of four, Fuerteventura is the oldest and by area the second largest: 1,660 square kilometres against 2,034 on Tenerife, 1,560 on Gran Canaria and 846 on Lanzarote, so close to twice Lanzarote. In height the four lie far apart: the Pico de la Zarza measures 807 metres, the Peñas del Chache on Lanzarote 671, the Morro de la Agujereada on Gran Canaria 1,956 and Teide on Tenerife 3,715 metres. The coasts are made up differently as well: the dunes of Corralejo consist in large part of ground up sea shells and snail shells, the pale sand of the dune peninsula of Maspalomas on Gran Canaria was washed ashore, on Lanzarote 10 kilometres of the 213 kilometres of coast are sand beach and 16.5 kilometres shingle, and on the west coast of Tenerife stand the cliffs of Los Gigantes. Of the four, Fuerteventura lies closest to Africa: about 120 kilometres separate it from the Moroccan coast, Lanzarote about 140 kilometres, Gran Canaria 210 and Tenerife 288 kilometres.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Fuerteventura
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Fuerteventura?
- The best time to visit Fuerteventura is May (Wk 19–21): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 1 out of 100, weather comfort about 78 out of 100.
When is Fuerteventura quietest?
- May (Wk 19–21) is the quietest time in Fuerteventura. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Fuerteventura busiest?
- Fuerteventura is busiest in December (Wk 52) with around 2,137,653 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Fuerteventura and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Fuerteventura in August with an average of 22 °C and around 8 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Fuerteventura?
- Fuerteventura is reachable via 6 destination airports with direct flights, including Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Tenerife South Airport (TFS) and Lanzarote Airport (ACE).
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- Cover photo
- Photo by Thierry Delafontaine on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Mathijs Oggel on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Fuerteventura“ (1747670) · Wikipedia „Fuerteventura“ (270186062) · Wikidata Q192534. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.