# Calima Canarias

> Real-time Saharan dust (calima) monitoring for the Canary Islands and mainland Spain. Live PM10, 5-day forecast, AEMET alerts and historical episode records.

## Core pages

- https://calimacanarias.com/ — Live status for all Canary Islands
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-hoy — All-islands overview with map and AEMET alerts
- https://calimacanarias.com/que-es-calima — What is calima? Causes, health effects, forecast
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-vuelos — Does calima cancel flights? Live disruption ladder and the Feb 2020 closure record
- https://calimacanarias.com/alertas — AEMET calima warnings by island
- https://calimacanarias.com/temporada-calima-2025-2026 — Season report 2025–2026 (12 episodes, 42 event days, peak 710 µg/m³)

## Island dashboards (live PM10 + 5-day forecast)

- https://calimacanarias.com/gran-canaria
- https://calimacanarias.com/tenerife
- https://calimacanarias.com/fuerteventura
- https://calimacanarias.com/lanzarote
- https://calimacanarias.com/la-palma
- https://calimacanarias.com/la-gomera
- https://calimacanarias.com/la-graciosa
- https://calimacanarias.com/el-hierro

## Documented calima episodes — season 2025–2026

Each page: date range, affected islands, peak PM10 (µg/m³), severity, comparison with prior episodes, health guidance attributed to Spanish health authorities.

- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/noviembre-23-2025-canarias — Nov 23–25 2025 · extreme · all 8 islands · peak 318 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/diciembre-6-2025-canarias — Dec 6–10 2025 · severe · all 8 islands · peak 143 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/enero-8-2026-canarias — Jan 8–9 2026 · moderate · eastern islands · peak 75 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/enero-12-2026-canarias — Jan 12–13 2026 · severe · eastern islands · peak 102 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/febrero-16-2026-canarias — Feb 16–18 2026 · extreme · 7 islands · peak 605 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/febrero-22-2026-canarias — Feb 22–27 2026 · extreme · all 8 islands · peak 379 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/marzo-4-2026-canarias — Mar 4–5 2026 · severe · all 8 islands · peak 166 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/marzo-12-2026-canarias — Mar 12–13 2026 · severe · all 8 islands · peak 188 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/marzo-23-2026-canarias — Mar 23–25 2026 · severe · 7 islands · peak 165 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/marzo-31-2026-canarias — Mar 31 – Apr 2 2026 · extreme · all 8 islands · peak 710 µg/m³ (season record)
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/abril-17-2026-canarias — Apr 17–22 2026 · extreme · all 8 islands · peak 353 µg/m³
- https://calimacanarias.com/calima-episode/mayo-20-2026-canarias — May 20–24 2026 · moderate · all 8 islands · peak 70 µg/m³

## Data sources

Open-Meteo CAMS Global air quality model (updated every 6 hours), AEMET official meteorological agency forecasts and avisos, SKIRON dust transport model (University of Athens).

## Methodology

https://calimacanarias.com/metodologia — Detection algorithm, PM10 thresholds, data sources and update frequency.