Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (; Spanish for "the graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located north of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Río. As the rest of the Canary Islands, it was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park (). It is administered by the municipality of Teguise in the neighboring island of Lanzarote. In 2018 La Graciosa was officially declared the eighth Canary Island by the Spanish Senate, with few real effects. Before then, the island had the status of an islet. It is administratively dependent on the island of Lanzarote.
The only two settlements on the island are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer-residence Casas de Pedro Barba; the rest of the island is owned by the Government of Spain and is administered by the National Parks Autonomous Agency.
The population is about 700. Tourism is the main industry along with fishing. The island has a tempered climate and sandy volcanic coasts. The island has a school, lyceum, post office, supermarkets, medical center, pharmacy, and a bank, port, beaches, bar-restaurants and a square.
Because of the transportation cost, everyday shopping is more expensive than in the other islands.
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|Jan record high C = 29.7
|Feb record high C = 29.3
|Mar record high C = 33.1
|Apr record high C = 31.8
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 30.5
|Jul record high C = 29.9
|Aug record high C = 31.8
|Sep record high C = 32.1
|Oct record high C = 37.8
|Nov record high C = 33.7
|Dec record high C = 30.0
|year record high C = 37.8<!--
|Jan avg record high C = 26.2
|Feb avg record high C = 25.6
|Mar avg record high C = 26.5
|Apr avg record high C = 26.4
|May avg record high C = 27.6
|Jun avg record high C = 27.7
|Jul avg record high C = 28.3
|Aug avg record high C = 30.0
|Sep avg record high C = 29.1
|Oct avg record high C = 32.4
|Nov avg record high C = 29.8
|Dec avg record high C = 27.5
|year avg record high C = 33.3-->
|Jan high C = 21.8
|Feb high C = 21.5
|Mar high C = 21.6
|Apr high C = 22.7
|May high C = 23.9
|Jun high C = 25.2
|Jul high C = 26.1
|Aug high C = 27.2
|Sep high C = 27.0
|Oct high C = 26.8
|Nov high C = 24.8
|Dec high C = 22.8
|year high C = 24.3
|Jan mean C = 18.7
|Feb mean C = 18.3
|Mar mean C = 18.4
|Apr mean C = 19.3
|May mean C = 20.7
|Jun mean C = 22.1
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 24.3
|Sep mean C = 24.0
|Oct mean C = 23.4
|Nov mean C = 21.6
|Dec mean C = 19.8
|year mean C = 21.2
|Jan low C = 15.6
|Feb low C = 15.1
|Mar low C = 15.2
|Apr low C = 15.9
|May low C = 17.5
|Jun low C = 19.0
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 21.5
|Sep low C = 20.9
|Oct low C = 20.0
|Nov low C = 18.5
|Dec low C = 16.8
|year low C = 18.0<!--
|Jan avg record low C = 12.6
|Feb avg record low C = 11.7
|Mar avg record low C = 12.0
|Apr avg record low C = 13.3
|May avg record low C = 15.1
|Jun avg record low C = 16.6
|Jul avg record low C = 18.9
|Aug avg record low C = 20.0
|Sep avg record low C = 18.6
|Oct avg record low C = 16.8
|Nov avg record low C = 15.1
|Dec avg record low C = 14.0
|year avg record low C = 10.9-->
|Jan record low C = 11.4
|Feb record low C = 9.5
|Mar record low C = 9.9
|Apr record low C = 10.9
|May record low C = 13.4
|Jun record low C = 15.4
|Jul record low C = 17.2
|Aug record low C = 18.7
|Sep record low C = 17.5
|Oct record low C = 15.3
|Nov record low C = 12.6
|Dec record low C = 12.4
|year record low C = 9.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 6.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 11.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 7.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 3.9
|May precipitation mm = 0.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 5.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 17.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 8.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 13.2
|year precipitation mm = 76.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.6
|Feb precipitation days = 2.7
|Mar precipitation days = 2.3
|Apr precipitation days = 0.8
|May precipitation days = 0.1
|Jun precipitation days = 0.1
|Jul precipitation days = 0.0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.0
|Sep precipitation days = 0.5
|Oct precipitation days = 2.9
|Nov precipitation days = 2.4
|Dec precipitation days = 3.0
|year precipitation days = 16.5
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 60
|Feb humidity = 65
|Mar humidity = 67
|Apr humidity = 67
|May humidity = 68
|Jun humidity = 68
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 73
|Sep humidity = 72
|Oct humidity = 71
|Nov humidity = 67
|Dec humidity = 65
|year humidity = 68
|Jan percentsun = 64
|Feb percentsun = 60
|Mar percentsun = 63
|Apr percentsun = 64
|May percentsun = 53
|Jun percentsun = 45
|Jul percentsun = 38
|Aug percentsun = 51
|Sep percentsun = 61
|Oct percentsun = 64
|Nov percentsun = 64
|Dec percentsun = 66
|year percentsun = 58
|source 1 = State Meteorological Agency/AEMET OpenData
See also
- Geology of the Canary Islands