Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,662km²
Area
371km
Coastline
813m
Highest point
Pico de la Zarza
127,043
People
23°C
Warmest sea
September
76km
To the mainland
When to go to Fuerteventura
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in September (23 °C) and coolest in February (18 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to November.
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
Fuerteventura is an island in Spain. It belongs to Canary Islands. It covers 1,662 km², with 371 km of coastline. Its highest point, Pico de la Zarza, rises to 813 m. About 127,043 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 76 km away.
Getting there
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at FUE airport (El Matorral)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesMorrojable (Fuerteventura) - Santa Cruz (Tenerife), Isla de Lobos - Corralejo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria) - Morrojable (Fuerteventura), Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) - Corralejo (Fuerteventura)
- 76 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 Fuerteventura.
- 134beachesDunas de Corralejo, Matas Bay - El Rancho Beach, Popcorn Beach and 131 more
- 86viewpointsAgua Lique, Mirador Risco de las Peñas, Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre and 83 more
- 6lighthousesFaro del Toston, Faro de la Entallada, Morro Jable Lighthouse and 3 more
- 13ferry terminalsMorro Jable, Naviera Armas Terminal Corralejo, Fred. Olsen Express Terminal Morro Jable and 10 more
- 3marinasMarina Jandia, Puerto Castillo
- 528named peaksPico de la Zarza, Pico de Mocán, Pico de la Palma and 525 more
- 38volcanoesSan Andres, Gairia, Caldera de Jacomar and 35 more
- 5waterfalls
- 2castles and fortsCastillo de El Cotillo, Torre de San Buenaventura
- 42ruins and archaeological sitesRuinas Guanchas and 41 more
- 4dive centresAcuarios Jandia, fuerte DIVERS, Dive Pro Fuerte and 1 more
- 8surf spotsShock-Wave, El Muelle, Mejillones and 5 more
- 17waymarked walking routesCamino Natural de Fuerteventura, Montaña Cardón - El Tanquito, Calderón Hondo - Lajares and 14 more
- 11campsitesZona de Acampada and 10 more
- 263hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 674restaurants, 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 Fuerteventura, each with its own numbers.
75beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
23.1°C
Playa del Castillo
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
75 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa del Pozo22.9°C
- Las Lajas de Punta Prieta22.9°C
- Playa de Furste22.9°C
- Playa de Rêve22.9°C
- Playa Matas Blancas22.9°C
- Playa del Castillo23.1°C
- El Bajo Negro22.9°C
- Muelle Chico de Corralejo22.9°C
67 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 170 m above the sea. 66 % of it is below 200 m.
- 16 %0–50 m
- 51 %50–200 m
- 32 %200–500 m
- 2 %500–1,000 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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Puerto del Rosario35,667 people
- La Oliva25,884 people
- Pájara20,821 people
- Tuineje13,632 people
- Corralejo13,618 people
- Antigua11,948 people
- Costa Calma5,670 people
- El Cotillo1,190 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Night low (°C) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Rain (mm) | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 14 |
| Wet days | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
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 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +0.5 | −0.3 | −0.5 | −0.4 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.4 |
| 2023 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.6 |
| 2024 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q192534) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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