- Population
- 5,670
- 5.7K
- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Atlantic/Canary · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- FUE Fuerteventura Airport48 km
- ACE César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport106 km
About Costa Calma
Costa Calma is a town. Location: Pájara, Las Palmas. Population: 5,670. Elevation: 26 m.
Costa Calma is a beach holiday resort town in the Canarian island of Fuerteventura, Spain. It is part of the municipality Pájara, and has 5,670 inhabitants (2013). Costa Calma is located in the beginning of the Jandía peninsula in the southern part of the island. Costa Calma, or the calm coast, got its name from the fact that the prevailing western winds normally leave this part of the coast and its waters protected and calm. Costa Calma was developed as a tourist community in the 1970s.
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Climate of Costa Calma
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: October–July.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 24° · Night 17° · Rain 20 mm
- Hottest month
- September (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 14°)
- Wettest month
- December (28 mm)
- Driest month
- July (0 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 22° |
| Average low (°C) | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 |
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How to get to Costa Calma
The nearest airport is Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 117 km to the west.
Airports
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) El Matorral 48 kmnortheast
- César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE) San Bartolomé 106 kmnortheast
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Gran Canaria Island 117 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 117 kmwest
- Telde Population: 123.3K 119 kmwest
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 202 kmwest
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 208 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Costa Calma
Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 54 natural sites, 64 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km44 places
- Playa La Solapa Beach 23 kmN
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Regla Attraction 24 kmNE
- Museo del Campo Majorero Museum 24 kmNE
- Playa de Ugán Beach 9 kmN
25–60 km62 places
- Fuerteventura Island 31 kmNE
- La Caldera de Gairía Natural site 30 kmNE
- Ermita de San Antonio Attraction 26 kmNE
- Centro de Interpretacion de los Molinos Museum 28 kmNE
60–100 km58 places
- Playa Quemada Beach 96 kmNE
- Playa Mujeres Beach 88 kmNE
- Playa Blanca Beach 87 kmNE
- Las Clavellinas Beach 73 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Playa de Costa Calma Beach, Las Palmas0.3 km E
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Parroquia Evangélica de la Lengua Alemana En las Palmas Attraction, Pájara1.3 km E
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Huesos del Caballo Natural site, Pájara2.1 km W
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Playa de Rêve Beach, Spain1.6 km S
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Playa Matas Blancas Beach, Pájara2.7 km NE
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Montaña Rayada Mountain, Pájara5.5 km SW
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El Jable Natural site, Pájara4.7 km W
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Playa Barca Beach, Pájara4.3 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources