Lanzarote month by month

Lanzarote is not experienced in the same way in January as in August, nor is it walked in the same way in winter as in spring.
Landscape, light, wind and local life change throughout the year, and with them, so does the way the island is discovered.

On this page, I share a slow and thoughtful reading of Lanzarote across the seasons: what to observe, which experiences make more sense at each moment, and how to approach the territory with calm and attention. 

Each month, you’ll find practical recommendations to understand the landscape, choose the best times for walking and discover the connection between wine, the land and local life.

If you are interested in discovering Lanzarote through its landscape, culture and relationship with wine, you will find here guidance on when to walk, when to pause, when to listen, and how to choose your way of experiencing the island according to the time of year.

October in Lanzarote

This content is designed to help you plan and understand Lanzarote during the month of October.

October marks an important change in Lanzarote’s vineyard landscape. The harvest is over, the vines begin to lose their leaves, and the vineyards gradually enter a quieter stage of the year.

Conditions for exploring the island also start to change. Temperatures are usually more comfortable for walking, and the wind tends to lose some of the intensity of the summer months.

It is a good time to discover the vineyards at a slower pace and understand what happens in the landscape once the harvest has finished.

The landscape in October

After several months in which grapes and the harvest have taken centre stage, the landscape begins to change in October.

The leaves start to dry and fall. In some plots, the vines still keep part of their foliage, while in others they are already almost bare.

Around the vines, you may also see plant remains left after work in the vineyard. Some of this material will be burned, and part of the ash can later be returned to the soil as fertiliser. 

But not all of it stays in the vineyard. Some winegrowers sell these vine cuttings to restaurants, where they are used as fuel for grills and open fires.

It is one of those small details that helps explain how the vineyard forms part of a much wider agricultural system than wine production alone.

Wine in October

In October, the work behind the wine becomes less visible from the outside.

The grapes are already in the winery, and a quieter but very important stage begins: shaping the wines from the new vintage.

This is when many of the decisions made before and during the harvest start to become more tangible. Work in the winery continues to define the style of wine that was planned from the beginning.

October is therefore also a good time to approach Lanzarote wine from a different perspective. It is no longer about watching the grapes being picked, but about understanding what happens next.

Experiences that make sense this month