Tag: fuerteventura weather
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Fuerteventura Weather – Calima and dirty rain
Fuerteventura Weather – Calima and dirty rain In the middle of July we had a Calima, which isn’t unusual, but then we also had a thunderstorm. Because there was so much dust in the air, due to the Calima, once the rain dried it left dust stuck to everything. It took days to clean the…
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Fuerteventura March 2017 – Rain, Carnivals and Gold Lamé
Expat In Fuerteventura Vlog March 2017 – Rain, Carnivals and Gold Lamé This month as an expat in Fuerteventura we, hopefully, saw the last of the very odd weather we have been having which included gales, rain and even hailstones. As usual there were the daily dog walks with Oscar and Jenson – the highlight…
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Fuerteventura Calima – so it is very hot today!
Fuerteventura Calima – Living in Fuerteventura is such a trial! The wind has changed and is now blowing from the east. This means that we have a Calima which brings with it sand and dust (and heat) from the Sahara Desert (which is only 100 miles away). When this happens the temperatures rise quickly. The…
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Top 5 Reasons I Live in Fuerteventura
Here, I give my top 5 reasons for living in Fuerteventura, which I thought might be useful for anyone considering doing the same. My top 5 reasons to live in Fuerteventura 1. Climate It would be hard for this not to be number one on my list of top 5 reasons to live here, particularly…
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Heavy Rain in Fuerteventura in October
Although not unheard of at this time of year, we have had quite a lot of heavy rain in Fuerteventura over the past week. We have had a number of “orange” weather alerts, not just for us, but for the whole of the Canary Islands. Roads have been closed by torrents of water running across…