The climate of Tenerife: when to go to Tenerife

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Tenerife, the main tourist destination of the Canary Islands, enjoys a particularly mild climate, often called the island of eternal spring, the climate of Tenerife has temperatures that vary very little during the year, little rain and constant trade winds.

The island is located at the same latitude as the Sahara desert, the climate thanks to the influence of the Atlantic ocean and the influence of trade winds is hot and dry, with mild temperatures throughout the year and with little rain and only in the winter months. Average summer temperatures vary between 29 ° C and 21 ° C, while average winter temperatures vary between 15 ° C and 20 ° C. The average annual temperature of the island is 21.5 ° C.

The rains are nonexistent between May and September, and quite scarce in the other months. The rainiest months are December, January and February. The annual average rainfall in the city of Santa Cruz, located along the east coast in the northern part of the island, is only 225 mm. The west coast of the island is much rainier, in particular the rainiest place on Tenerife is located along the slopes of the La Orotava mountain range. In Santa Cruz de Tenerife there are only 29 rainy days per year. The daylight hours are 2,851 per year.

Due to the orographic conformation of Tenerife, and the presence of high mountains, during the winter snow is always present on the top of the Teide volcano.

The sea water temperature varies between 19 ° C in January and 23 ° C in September and October. In Tenerife it is possible to swim between March and November, however the water is never too hot.

WHEN TO GO TO TENERIFE

Tenerife can be visited at any time of the year, it is not for nothing that it is called the island of eternal spring.

THE CLIMATE OF TENERIFE: CLIMATIC TABLES

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE (4 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	15,4	21,0	31,5	4,2
February	15,3	21,2	35,4	3,8
March	15,9	22,1	37,8	3,8
April	16,5	22,7	11,6	2,4
May	17,8	24,1	3,6	0,9
June	19,5	26,2	0,9	0,2
July	21,2	28,7	0,1	0,0
August	21,9	29,0	2,0	0,3
September	21,7	28,1	6,8	0,9
October	20,3	26,3	18,7	3,1
November	18,4	24,1	34,1	4,7
December	16,6	22,1	43,2	5,4
YEAR	18,4	24,6	225,7	29,7

TENERIFE
Month	Sea water temperature °C
January	19
February	18
March	18
April	18
May	19
June	20
July	21
August	22
September	23
October	23
November	21
December	20

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