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Maspalomas

Located in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas Coordinates: 27°45′38″ N 15°35′10″ W

Maspalomas
JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
36,065
36.1K
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Atlantic/Canary · UTC+00:00
When to go
November–June
See the climate
Airports
LPA Gran Canaria Airport27 km
TFS Tenerife Sur Airport102 km

About Maspalomas

Maspalomas is a town. Location: San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas. Population: 36,065. Elevation: 32 m.

From Wikipedia

Maspalomas (Spanish: [maspaˈlomas]) is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín, Playa del Inglés and Campo de Golf, as well as the residential areas of San Fernando, El Tablero and Sonnenland. Maspalomas constitutes the southernmost part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and of the island.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel notes for Maspalomas

From Wikivoyage

Maspalomas is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria. In common usage the districts San Fernando, Sonnenland and Meloneras belong to Maspalomas. Nearby are Playa del Inglés and San Agustín.

Understand+

Maspalomas emerged after 1960, when the south of the island was opened up for tourism. It is an ideal holiday destination for families, here there is a beautiful dune landscape and a 6-km-long fine sandy beach. Maspalomas has a personality on its own, as it evolved into a fully equipped town, instead of a plain resort. It has a variety of infrastructure and public institutions rarely seen in other touristic areas, including private clinics and two hospitals, local and foreign schooling institutions , English-language cinema, golf courses, sports centers, thematic parks and a Summer University. The population is 36,000 (2013).

The tourist offices scattered about Playa del Inglés and Maspalomas are rarely open unless it is Caravale (main festival in February, gay festival in May).

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By plane:

From the airport the bus lines 66 and 90 take about half an hour. The bus line 36 takes about 50 min. All these bus lines have several stops in Maspalomas. In Google Maps you can put in the name of your accommodation and the app shows you the right bus connection.

By bus:

There are direct buses from Puerto Rico (line 1 and 33), Las Palmas (line 30), Playa del Inglés and San Augustín.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Maspalomas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–June.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 25° · Night 17° · Rain 25 mm

Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 14°)
Wettest month
December (34 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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Climate of Maspalomas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)22°22°23°24°25°27°30°30°29°27°25°22°
Average low (°C)14°15°15°16°17°19°20°21°21°19°17°16°
Precipitation (mm)2831211341018152534

Other places to visit in this season: January February March April May June November December

How to get to Maspalomas

The nearest airport is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telde, 31 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) Gran Canaria Island 27 kmnortheast
  • Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) Tenerife 102 kmwest
  • Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN) Tenerife 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Telde Population: 123.3K 31 kmnortheast
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 41 kmnortheast
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 102 kmnorthwest
  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 108 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Maspalomas

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 87 natural sites, 68 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km117 places

  • Gran Canaria Island 23 kmN
  • Playa de las Mujeres Beach 3 kmSW
  • Playa de San Agustín Beach 5 kmE
  • Playa del Inglés Beach 2 kmSE

25–60 km106 places

  • Canary Islands Island 28 kmN
  • Playa del Hombre Beach 33 kmNE
  • Playa Hoya Del Pozo Beach 34 kmNE
  • Playa de Melenara Beach 33 kmNE

60–100 km17 places

  • Playa Leocadio Machado Beach 99 kmW
  • Playa del Médano Beach 99 kmW
  • Mount Roxa Mountain 99 kmW
  • Playa del Confital Beach 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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