Tenerife: weather and best time to visit
Tenerife (Spain) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 25°C; the coolest month is January at around 20°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 24°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Tenerife
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Tenerife climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° | 16° | 20° | 1 | 10 | 68 | 96 | 96 |
| Feb | 20° | 16° | 19° | 3 | 10 | 65 | 93 | 93 |
| Mar | 21° | 17° | 19° | 2 | 11 | 67 | 95 | 95 |
| Apr | 21° | 17° | 19° | 3 | 12 | 67 | 93 | 93 |
| May | 22° | 18° | 20° | 0 | 13 | 76 | 100 | 100 |
| Jun | 24° | 20° | 21° | 2 | 13 | 79 | 94 | 87 |
| Jul | 25° | 22° | 22° | 1 | 13 | 87 | 99 | 88 |
| Aug | 25° | 23° | 23° | 1 | 12 | 90 | 98 | 85 |
| Sep | 25° | 22° | 24° | 3 | 11 | 89 | 94 | 81 |
| Oct | 25° | 21° | 24° | 6 | 10 | 84 | 88 | 77 |
| Nov | 23° | 19° | 22° | 3 | 10 | 80 | 94 | 88 |
| Dec | 21° | 17° | 21° | 4 | 9 | 70 | 91 | 91 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Tenerife in January
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 16°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Tenerife in February
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 19°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Tenerife in March
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 19°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Tenerife in April
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 19°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Tenerife in May
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 18°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for May →
Tenerife in June
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 20°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 2 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for June →
Tenerife in July
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for July →
Tenerife in August
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 23°C. August is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for August →
Tenerife in September
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 22°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 3 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for September →
Tenerife in October
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 21°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 6 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Tenerife in November
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Tenerife in December
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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