When will the rain stop in Fuerteventura

Misty drizzles continue across the island this Sunday, creating an atypical situation for Fuerteventura.

December was an exceptionally rainy month. The winter arrived with force, leaving significant water accumulations over three weeks—something not seen in many years. The precipitation was “gentle, vertical rain that caused no damage and collected in gullies, puddles, and tidal pools, essential for agriculture.”

“It helped recover water that had been lost in the various aquifer layers, restoring wells that were drying up or containing overly saline water due to the lack of rain,” said local water‑resource experts.

January Keeps the Same Rhythm

Isolated storms are still entering the island, accompanied by cold troughs that bring moisture. Their intensity is enough to divert the African jet stream, which for years had prevented rain from reaching Fuerteventura.

All Signs Point to a Resurgence of the “La Niña” Phenomenon

La Niña is the cold phase of the well‑known ENSO cycle and is characterized by an anomalous cooling of the equatorial Pacific’s surface waters.

• This cooling alters global atmospheric circulation, pushing the polar jet stream toward higher latitudes.
• It reorganizes the distribution of low‑pressure systems, cold air masses, rainfall, and droughts worldwide.
• As a result, entire regions can experience winters that are wetter, drier, colder, or warmer than usual.

This year, La Niña began developing in April in the Pacific and is now strongly influencing the Arctic dip and the arrival of low‑pressure systems over the archipelago. The interaction between polar cold air and the moist Atlantic flow contributes to the formation of precipitation bands that repeatedly affect the islands. The archipelago’s topography always plays a key role, intensifying rain on interior slopes and windward faces.

January Remains Unstable

Weather models suggest that the Azores anticyclone will dominate the coming week, bringing clear skies. However, temperatures are expected to stay very low, and scattered drizzles could return across the island by the weekend. Models also indicate that February will start off very wet, with a high probability of further precipitation.

Do not stash away coats or umbrellas—this year La Niña will continue to favor the arrival of rain on the island.