| Official Name: | Vega de San Mateo |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Las Palmas#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Las Palmas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canary Islands |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Las Palmas |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gran Canaria |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.89 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 28.0111°N -15.5333°W |
| Elevation M: | 820 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
Vega de San Mateo is a town and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 7,774 (2013),[2] and the area is 37.89 km2.[1] Vega de San Mateo is located 17 km southwest of Las Palmas.
Vega de San Mateo is located in the center of Gran Canaria. The town is located at the foot of Pico de las Nieves, and the town is located on the windward slope, which is significantly wetter than the coastal areas.
Vega de San Mateo has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb; Trewartha: Csbk), as the precipitation in winter is high enough, and the rainy season (October to March of the following year) accounts for 91% of the annual precipitation. The town's annual precipitation is, which is about 4 to 5 times that of coastal areas. The average annual temperature is, of which the average temperature from April to November is greater than, and August is the warmest month of the year, with an average temperature of . From December to March is winter, and temperatures below freezing are frequent.
The annual extreme temperature ranges from on 11 March 1996 to on 11 July 2023. January 1979 was the month with the most precipitation, with a precipitation of . On the 17th of that month, the station recorded the most precipitation in history, with a precipitation of .[3]