SmogRank / Episodes / Spain

Canary Islands, Spain, 5 February 2024

For 1 day, on 5 February 2024, 9 cities in Spain had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain: 38.5 µg/m³ on 5 February, about 4.9× its usual 7.8. Ended 5 February.

No cause namedWe have no fire or smoke records for these days, so we only say what the measurements show.
Cities reached9in 1 country
Days15 February 2024
Worst day5 February9 cities counted
Furthest above usual5.6×Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Day by day

5 February 9 cities at twice their usual or more
Lomo de AricoGranadilla de AbonaLa OrotavaAronaArucasIngenioSanta Cruz de la PalmaPuerto del RosarioArrecifeSan IsidroMaspalomasSan Sebastián de la GomeraVecindarioAgüimesCandelariaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaTeldeSanta Cruz de Tenerife
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Every measured city in the area, coloured by its PM2.5 that day; a dark ring marks a city at twice its usual or more. Bars: cities counted each day, coloured by their median level. Choose a day or press play; without JavaScript, the days link to that day's world ranking.

How it spread

Las Palmas de Gran …Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2 February: 24.0 µg/m³Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 3 February: 13.3 µg/m³Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 4 February: 16.4 µg/m³Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 5 February: 38.5 µg/m³, 4.9× its usual 7.8Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 6 February: 18.3 µg/m³Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 7 February: 17.3 µg/m³Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 8 February: 37.8 µg/m³CandelariaCandelaria, 2 February: 18.4 µg/m³Candelaria, 3 February: 12.4 µg/m³Candelaria, 4 February: 7.0 µg/m³Candelaria, 5 February: 36.5 µg/m³, 4.8× its usual 7.6Candelaria, 6 February: 15.9 µg/m³Candelaria, 7 February: 15.1 µg/m³Candelaria, 8 February: 37.1 µg/m³Santa Cruz de Tener…Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 2 February: 27.5 µg/m³Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 3 February: 15.2 µg/m³Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 4 February: 8.9 µg/m³Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 5 February: 33.3 µg/m³, 5.6× its usual 6.0Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 6 February: 24.4 µg/m³Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 7 February: 18.1 µg/m³Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 8 February: 52.8 µg/m³San Sebastián de la…San Sebastián de la Gomera, 2 February: 23.9 µg/m³San Sebastián de la Gomera, 3 February: 17.5 µg/m³San Sebastián de la Gomera, 4 February: 10.5 µg/m³San Sebastián de la Gomera, 5 February: 33.1 µg/m³, 4.4× its usual 7.5San Sebastián de la Gomera, 6 February: 29.9 µg/m³San Sebastián de la Gomera, 7 February: 22.5 µg/m³San Sebastián de la Gomera, 8 February: 73.8 µg/m³MaspalomasMaspalomas, 2 February: 21.0 µg/m³Maspalomas, 3 February: 13.3 µg/m³Maspalomas, 4 February: 26.6 µg/m³Maspalomas, 5 February: 32.3 µg/m³, 4.4× its usual 7.3Maspalomas, 6 February: 16.7 µg/m³Maspalomas, 7 February: 23.4 µg/m³Maspalomas, 8 February: 38.8 µg/m³AgüimesAgüimes, 2 February: 16.6 µg/m³Agüimes, 3 February: 9.0 µg/m³Agüimes, 4 February: 16.5 µg/m³Agüimes, 5 February: 30.0 µg/m³, 4.8× its usual 6.2Agüimes, 6 February: 13.5 µg/m³Agüimes, 7 February: 13.0 µg/m³Agüimes, 8 February: 34.1 µg/m³VecindarioVecindario, 2 February: 16.6 µg/m³Vecindario, 3 February: 9.0 µg/m³Vecindario, 4 February: 16.5 µg/m³Vecindario, 5 February: 30.0 µg/m³, 4.6× its usual 6.5Vecindario, 6 February: 13.5 µg/m³Vecindario, 7 February: 13.0 µg/m³Vecindario, 8 February: 34.1 µg/m³TeldeTelde, 2 February: 17.0 µg/m³Telde, 3 February: 8.8 µg/m³Telde, 4 February: 13.2 µg/m³Telde, 5 February: 25.7 µg/m³, 5.1× its usual 5.0Telde, 6 February: 11.8 µg/m³Telde, 7 February: 12.0 µg/m³Telde, 8 February: 29.8 µg/m³San IsidroSan Isidro, 2 February: 22.5 µg/m³San Isidro, 3 February: 15.2 µg/m³San Isidro, 4 February: 11.0 µg/m³San Isidro, 5 February: 25.1 µg/m³, 3.0× its usual 8.5San Isidro, 6 February: 20.3 µg/m³San Isidro, 7 February: 19.0 µg/m³San Isidro, 8 February: 49.4 µg/m³2 Feb345678
Every counted city, in the order the episode reached them, 3 days before to 3 after. Each square is a day, coloured by that day's PM2.5; outlined: at twice the city's usual or more.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

Every city it reached

CityDaysHighestUsualAbove usual
Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands, Spain1 33.35 February6.05.6×
TeldeCanary Islands, Spain1 25.75 February5.05.1×
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanary Islands, Spain1 38.55 February7.84.9×
CandelariaCanary Islands, Spain1 36.55 February7.64.8×
AgüimesCanary Islands, Spain1 30.05 February6.24.8×
VecindarioCanary Islands, Spain1 30.05 February6.54.6×
San Sebastián de la GomeraCanary Islands, Spain1 33.15 February7.54.4×
MaspalomasCanary Islands, Spain1 32.35 February7.34.4×
San IsidroCanary Islands, Spain1 25.15 February8.53.0×

Daily means in µg/m³, over the days each city counted in this episode. Highest: its highest of those days. Usual: the city's median for the time of year of that day (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that, with a usual under 5 µg/m³ taken as 5.

Against other episodes in Spain

Number 33 of 41 episodes in Spain since our records began, by cities reached.

Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 41.

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SmogRank, Canary Islands, Spain, 5 February 2024: 9 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 5 February 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-02-05-canary-islands-spain (accessed 5 October 2026).

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An episode is a run of days when many cities close to each other (four or more within 350 km on a day, 8 or more in all) each had a daily PM2.5 mean of at least 25 µg/m³ and at least 2 times their usual for that time of year. Found in our own measurements, not picked by hand. How we find episodes. Values are each city's daily mean of its own monitors; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.