📮 AIRPORT • WEATHER • LOCAL UPDATE 📅 Wednesday 22nd July 2026

Another bright summer morning begins in Puerto de Mogán, with clear skies, warm temperatures and plenty happening both in the village and across Gran Canaria.

Today’s update includes the full weather and sea forecast, airport conditions, local events, transport information, restaurant closures, Mogán news and the story of the man whose vision helped shape the Puerto de Mogán we know today.

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☀️ Today’s Weather

Puerto de Mogán is expecting a predominantly clear and sunny day.

🌡️ Morning: around 22–24°C

🌡️ Maximum: approximately 28–29°C

🌡️ Evening: around 23–24°C

🌊 Sea temperature: 24°C

🌅 Sunrise: approximately 07:15

🌇 Sunset: approximately 21:00

Although stronger winds and rougher coastal conditions are affecting more exposed parts of Gran Canaria, Puerto de Mogán remains relatively sheltered by the surrounding mountains.

It will feel very warm in direct sunshine, particularly during the middle of the day.

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🌬️ Wind

The breeze in Puerto de Mogán should remain lighter than at the airport and on the exposed eastern and western coasts.

🌬️ Morning: light

🌬️ Afternoon: light to moderate

🌬️ Evening: easing again

Elsewhere on Gran Canaria, gusts may be considerably stronger, particularly along exposed stretches of coastline and at higher elevations.

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⚠️ UV Index

🔴 Very High — around 10

The strongest UV is expected between approximately 12:00 and 16:00.

Cloudless skies can make it easy to underestimate how quickly the skin burns.

🧴 Apply high-factor sunscreen regularly

👒 Wear a hat and sunglasses

💧 Drink water throughout the day

🌴 Use the shade whenever possible during the hottest hours

👶 Take particular care with children and older visitors

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🌊 Sea Conditions

Conditions close to Puerto de Mogán are expected to remain comparatively calm.

🌊 Sea temperature: 24°C

🌊 Swell: approximately 0.5–0.8 metres

🏊 Swimming: generally pleasant, subject to the beach flag

A coastal pre-alert has affected exposed areas of Gran Canaria, so conditions can be very different elsewhere on the island. Always check the flag before entering the water, even when the sea appears calm.

Today’s tides

⬆️ High tide:

08:13

20:41

⬇️ Low tide:

01:51

14:16

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🌬️ Air Quality

🟡 Moderate

The air-quality reading near Arguineguín is around AQI 64, with fine particles as the main pollutant.

Most people should be able to enjoy normal outdoor activities. Those with asthma or other respiratory conditions may notice the warm air and suspended dust more, especially during prolonged exercise.

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✈️ Gran Canaria Airport

Gran Canaria Airport is operating in good visibility this morning.

🌡️ Temperature: around 23°C

👁️ Visibility: 10 kilometres or more

☁️ Cloud: only a few low clouds

🌬️ Wind: strong northerly wind at the airport

The airport forecast indicates good flying conditions, although the northerly wind may cause some turbulence during approach, take-off or landing.

Travelling to the UK or another non-Schengen destination?

Passport control for departing passengers is located after security in Area D.

👨‍👩‍👧 Families travelling with children under 12 must continue to use the staffed manual passport-control lanes.

Allow sufficient time, particularly during busy departure periods.

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🎉 Fiesta del Carmen — Today

The celebrations continue in Playa de Mogán.

📍 Plaza Dr Pedro Betancor León

18:30

Finals of the traditional card and board-game tournaments, followed by the diana.

21:00

🎬 Outdoor summer cinema: Sonic 3

The screening takes place in the square in front of the pharmacy.

Bring a drink and something comfortable to sit on, and enjoy a relaxed cinema evening beneath the summer sky.

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📰 English Newspapers

British newspapers are available at SuperDino, opposite Cordial Mogán Playa.

Availability can vary, so mornings are usually the best time to look.

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🐟 Fresh Fish from Local Fishermen

The Cofradía de Pescadores de Mogán, on the harbour, is the only place in Puerto de Mogán where you can buy fresh fish directly over the counter.

Buying here is also an excellent way to support the local fishing community.

🕘 Monday–Friday: 09:00–15:00

🕘 Saturday: 09:00–14:00

🚪 Sunday: Closed

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🚌 Getting Around Puerto de Mogán

Puerto de Mogán is easy to explore on foot, but buses, ferries, taxis and rental cars make it simple to visit other parts of the south coast.

🚌 Bus

The most frequently used routes include:

Bus 91

Connects Puerto de Mogán with:

• Playa del Cura

• Tauro

• Amadores

• Puerto Rico

• Anfi del Mar

• Arguineguín

• Gran Canaria Airport

• Las Palmas

Buses 32 and 33

Useful for travelling towards:

• Maspalomas

• Playa del Inglés

💳 Tickets can normally be purchased directly on the bus by cash or card.

💡 Local tip

When arriving in Puerto de Mogán, consider getting off at Lomo Quiebre, the second stop after the tunnels near Radisson Blu Resort & Spa.

For several hotels, this is a shorter and easier walk than continuing to the final bus station.

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⛴️ Ferry

The ferry is one of the most enjoyable ways to travel along the coast.

Services connect Puerto de Mogán with:

• Puerto Rico

• Anfi del Mar

• Arguineguín

For the best views, sit on the upper deck when conditions allow.

The boats leave from the harbour near Hotel LIVVO Puerto de Mogán, and tickets can be purchased when boarding.

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🚕 Taxi

Taxi ranks are situated:

Just past the blue bridge by the beach you see them on left hand side

• Close to the bus station (On Fridays)

• Outside Cordial Mogán Valle

📞 Taxi number: +34 928 12 47 77

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🚙 Rental Cars

Companies I recommend include:

• Autoreisen

• TopCar

• Cicar

Full insurance can make the holiday more straightforward, as it reduces concerns about minor damage and documentation.

Without full insurance, photograph and record the vehicle carefully before driving away.

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🅿️ Parking

Parking is available, although it can become difficult on Fridays and during major events.

🆓 Free Friday parking

A large gravel parking area is situated near Mogán Plaza.

🕘 Free on Fridays: approximately 09:00–16:00

After leaving the tunnel:

1. Turn left at the second roundabout

2. Take the first road on the right

⚠️ Parking is free. Do not pay anyone asking for money at the entrance.

Underground parking

Approximately €11 per day.

Blue street-parking zones

Approximately €6 per day, normally free after 20:00.

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🍽️ Wednesday Restaurant Information

The following businesses are understood to take Wednesday as a regular rest day:

• Arijan

• Grill Samara’s

• El Patio de Mogán

• Heladería Martonela Mogán

• Sol y Luna

Closed for holidays

• Outlaws Country Music Bar — until 1 August

• Hola Hola Bar — closed for the summer

• El Patio — until 1 September

• Café de Mogán — until September

• Billy’s Restaurant — until August

No reopening date announced

• La Bodeguilla

• Restaurante La Pasión

• A Mi Casa

Permanently closed

• Endoteca

A new Japanese restaurant, Sushi Crazy Mogán, has opened in the same premises.

Opening days and holiday dates can change. Please send a DM or leave a comment if you notice anything that should be added or corrected.

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☀️ Weather Across Gran Canaria

Strong winds and rougher coastal conditions are affecting exposed parts of Gran Canaria, while high-level calima remains present.

Puerto de Mogán benefits from its sheltered south-western position, so the conditions here may feel far calmer than the alerts suggest.

Anyone travelling to another part of the island should check the forecast for that specific location rather than assuming the weather will be the same everywhere. A coastal warning has recently been issued for exposed parts of Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

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🔋 Mogán Bus Station Goes Solar

A new photovoltaic installation with battery storage has been added above the shelters at the Puerto de Mogán bus station.

The project is expected to:

☀️ Generate approximately 129,237 kWh of electricity annually

🌱 Prevent around 67 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year

🏠 Produce energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of approximately 37 homes

🚗 Help supply a future electric-vehicle charging point

⚡ Contribute towards a future local energy community

The project represents an investment of approximately €190,860, partly supported by European Next Generation funding.

It is an important improvement to one of the most frequently used public spaces in Puerto de Mogán and part of a wider move towards cleaner local infrastructure.

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🏝️ Island News

⚠️ Wind and coastal conditions

Strong gusts are affecting exposed western and south-eastern parts of Gran Canaria, and visitors should take particular care near cliffs, promenades and open coastlines.

Puerto de Mogán is much more sheltered, but anyone travelling elsewhere should follow local warnings.

🌫️ Calima

Dust remains present at higher levels of the atmosphere.

It may contribute to hazier views, warmer-feeling air and colourful sunsets, while people with breathing difficulties may feel some discomfort.

⚽ UD Las Palmas

UD Las Palmas are preparing for the new season, with their league campaign expected to begin at the Estadio de Gran Canaria in August.

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🌺 The Man Behind Modern Puerto de Mogán

Rafael Neville and the vision that changed the coast

When visitors arrive in Puerto de Mogán today, it can feel as though the white houses, bougainvillea-covered balconies, marina, bridges and narrow lanes have always belonged together.

In reality, much of the harbour village that people recognise today was created only a few decades ago.

The man most closely associated with that transformation was Rafael Neville, an artist and designer from Málaga who became the driving creative force behind the modern Puerto de Mogán.

He was born in 1926 into a well-connected artistic family. His father, Edgar Neville, was a writer, filmmaker and diplomat who moved in creative circles that included figures such as Charlie Chaplin and Pablo Picasso.

Rafael Neville developed his own strong interest in architecture, art, ceramics and Mediterranean design.

Before coming to Gran Canaria, he had been involved in developments in southern Spain and in Porto Rafael, Sardinia, a small coastal village later named in his honour.

From Playa de Mogán to Puerto de Mogán

Before the modern harbour was built, Playa de Mogán was a very small and comparatively isolated fishing settlement.

The original homes clung to the hillside, linked by narrow paths and steps. Fishing boats were launched directly from the beach because there was no proper harbour.

The road now called Avenida del Castillete roughly marks the former shoreline.

By the early 1980s, Neville and his partner Paolo Riccardi were working on a plan that would allow the area to grow without turning it into another high-rise resort.

The solution was ambitious: reclaim land from the Atlantic and build outward towards the sea.

The project was largely developed between 1983 and 1988. Neville is remembered as the promoter and creative soul of the distinctive harbour village that emerged.

A village rather than a resort

Neville’s design kept the buildings low, generally no more than two storeys.

Instead of large concrete towers, he created:

🌺 White façades

🌺 Coloured window frames and doors

🌺 Small bridges and waterways

🌺 Roof terraces and courtyards

🌺 Narrow pedestrian lanes

🌺 Cascades of bougainvillea

🌺 A harbour integrated into village life

The design respected the character of traditional Canarian and Mediterranean villages while creating something completely new.

The bougainvillea, hibiscus, palms and bird-of-paradise flowers softened the architecture and eventually became inseparable from Puerto de Mogán’s identity.

Why it still feels different

Many holiday resorts are designed around hotels, roads and vehicle access.

Puerto de Mogán was designed on a human scale.

It invites people to walk slowly, sit beside the harbour, stop beneath the flowers and discover small passages and courtyards.

That is one reason the area feels intimate despite its popularity.

It is also why modern Puerto de Mogán still photographs so beautifully from almost every direction.

The history beneath the beauty

The development did not create the history of the area. It was built on top of a story extending back many centuries.

Nearby, at Cañada de los Gatos, archaeological remains reveal that people lived here long before the Spanish conquest.

Later generations survived through fishing, farming and knowledge of a demanding landscape.

Fresh water was scarce, roads arrived late, and the sea was not merely a beautiful view. It was work, food, transport and sometimes danger.

Modern Puerto de Mogán therefore has two identities:

The older Playa de Mogán, shaped by fishing families and isolation, and the newer harbour village, shaped by Neville’s artistic vision.

Together they created the place people know and love today.

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📚 Quick Visitor Guide to Puerto de Mogán

My Quick Visitor Guide brings together practical information gathered through answering visitors’ questions over the past 17 years.

It is designed to be easy to read on your phone

The guide is available for €5.99 through the shop on https://www.lovemogan.com/category/all-products

Purchases help support the continued production of these free daily updates.

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More local information, practical advice, walks, restaurant details and regularly updated visitor guides can be found throughout LoveMogan.com.

Any questions? I’m happy to answer

Elisabeth 🌺