Gran Canaria
No personal experience but considerable tourist activity in the southern half of the island where are the better beaches (and less rainfall) . Not aware of any speedo-wearing problems encountered there and Playa Las Americas most popular - too much so and overbuilt and tatty for some tastes however.
I would question "peak season" as we are in December, with the highest annual precipitation. Best annual daytime temperatures are in fact recorded for August/September.
Btw, "colony" might be offensive to the citizens of The Canaries which is an Autonomous Community within Spain (the name means dogs not birds).
Spanish regional administration is a minefield of confusing arrangements
whereas France simply integrates its overseas territories as departements of the homeland.
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