Maspalomas news, gathered daily: what is happening around Gran Canaria’s southern resort belt – dune reserve rules, weather and calima alerts, events from the lighthouse to Playa del Ingles, and the island-wide Gran Canaria stories that shape every visit.
Below: the latest news from Maspalomas and the rest of Gran Canaria, newest first.
Gran Canaria heat alert as 40C forecast
The Canary Islands government has raised the alert level for Gran Canaria as temperatures are set to reach 40C. The rest of the archipelago…
Monday: hotter and calima over the Islands
Monday brings rising temperatures and calima across the Canary Islands, with the mercury potentially hitting 39°C in Gran Canaria. The Atlantic stays rough in…
Wind alert for all Canary Islands this weekend
Strong winds are set to sweep across all of the Canary Islands from Saturday evening, prompting a pre-alert from the regional government. Find out…
Airport co-management talks postponed to late September
The Spanish and Canary Islands governments have delayed a key technical meeting on airport co-management until late September. The postponement will allow both administrations…
Sunday: heat, calima, and strong Atlantic winds
A hot Sunday is on the cards for the Canary Islands. Expect calima, strong trade winds, and the mercury rising to 37ºC locally in…
Heat alert and wildfire risk across the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands are experiencing a heat episode with calima dust and potential wildfire risk. Pre-alerts are active across several islands, with officials urging…
Useful Maspalomas links
Everything else we keep updated for Maspalomas and Gran Canaria:
- Maspalomas weather – the live forecast for your exact resort, updated daily
- Gran Canaria island guide – when to go, beaches, transport and things to do
- Playa del ingles beach – our on-the-ground beach guide for this stretch of coast
- All Gran Canaria news – the full island-wide news feed
- Canary Islands news – stories from across all eight islands
Maspalomas means the dunes, the 19th-century lighthouse and the sunniest corner of Gran Canaria – over 320 days of sunshine a year on this coast. For Maspalomas news that skips the noise and keeps the facts, bookmark this page and check back often.