The smallest island in the archipelago – but with a story all its own.
This is where we track the current situation in El Hierro: breaking news, weather updates, tourism developments, cultural events, and the kind of local stories that rarely travel far beyond the island’s shores. Updated every day.
Tuesday: fewer clouds, temperatures start to rise
Tuesday brings fewer clouds and a gradual rise in temperatures across the Canary Islands. Mornings will be cloudy in the north of the mountainous…
Canary Islands property sales plunge 8.9% in March
Property sales in Spain fell for the third consecutive month in March, with the Canary Islands among the worst-affected regions. Transactions in the archipelago…
Canary Islands weather: Stable start, hot finish to the week
The Canary Islands can expect mostly stable weather this week, with cloud intervals in the north and some light rain possible on Monday and…
Monday: a light breeze and a few spots of rain
Spring weather returns for Monday. Expect cloudy skies in the north of the larger islands with a chance of light drizzle. The rest of…
Canary Islands to breach spending rule again, warns AIReF
Spain’s Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) has warned the Canary Islands government that it will breach the national spending rule for the third…
Sunday: cloudy north, brighter elsewhere
A moderate alisio wind will bring cloudy skies and occasional light rain to the northern slopes of the mountainous islands on Sunday. The rest…
Latest News from Individual Islands
El Hierro may be the smallest, but every island in the archipelago has something worth following. For news from the others:
- Tenerife News – the latest updates from the archipelago’s largest island
- Gran Canaria News – current information from the third-largest island
- Lanzarote News – breaking news from the island of volcanic landscapes
- Fuerteventura News – updates from the surfer’s paradise
- La Palma News – news from the “Beautiful Island”
- La Gomera News – updates from the island of the whistling language
- El Hierro News – latest news from the smallest island
We keep a close eye on El Hierro every day – from Valverde to La Restinga, from the biosphere reserve to the underwater volcanic fields. Heading to the island or already there?
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