Sunday, 24 January 2016 22:52

Gran Canaria Weather: Mostly Sunny With Some Dust And Wind

A sunny week in Gran Canaria but some dust in the air A sunny week in Gran Canaria but some dust in the air www.photosgrancanaria.com

Warm, sunny weather dominates the forecast for the last week of January 2016, although there will be dust on Monday and Tuesday.

An east wind brings warm air and dust at the beginning of the week with the calima expected to be strongest on Monday afternoon and early on Tuesday. After that, the wind swings back to the north east and the dust fades away.

A high pressure over North Africa will keep the skies clear over Gran Canaria for the rest of the week. Expect some high cloud and the odd cloudy patch in the afternoons later on in the week.

The south-east will get gusts of wind throughout the week as the east and north winds collide. 

Temperatures will be in the mid-20s during the day and as low as 15-16ºC at night and before the sun rises. 

The surf will be best along the north coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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