Monday, 16 May 2016 09:52

Gran Canaria Weather: Back To Normal After A Topsy-Turvy Week

Gran Canaria weather: A sunny week in the resorts Gran Canaria weather: A sunny week in the resorts www.photosgrancanaria.com

Gran Canaria weather forecast for the week starting 16.05.2016

Gran Canaria's weather last week was all mixed up, but now it's gone back to normal.

The storm due last Sunday was late and nowhere near as wet as forecast. Then we had cloudy days in the south and sunshine in the north, the opposite of what we expected.

But that's all gone now and normal service has resumed.

By normal we mean sunshine in south Gran Canaria in all the resorts, and cloud over the north and Las Palmas, especially in the mornings. There is a bit of cloud over the south this morning (Monday) but it should burn off fast. 

Spring is late this year so the Cumbres are still stuffed with flowers and it's not too hot to walk. You should get sunshine up top all week. 

There's a rumour going round that we're about to get a calima. However, we don't see any sign of this in the forecasts; the wind is coming in from the northeast and will push any dust south of the Canary Islands.

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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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