Best time to visit, weather and climate Tenerife

The largest and most famous Canary Island is Tenerife, with more than 10 million visitors a year. This is also the island with the highest mountain in Spain, the snow-covered mountain El Teide that you can see from the surrounding islands in good weather. A big contrast with the rest of the island that consists of tropical forests, volcanic lava areas and beautiful sandy beaches.

Tenerife is very popular among sun lovers because of the favourable weather throughout the year. This island is also suitable for walkers almost all year round. Only during the winterperiod is there a chance of snow in the mountains, so these hiking trails are sometimes closed. During summer it can be too hot.

Best time to visit Tenerife, Spain

The best time to visit the island of Tenerife in Spain is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature on Tenerife is 24°C in july and the lowest is 20°C in january. The water temperature is between 20°C and 25°C. The weather and climate of Tenerife is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Tenerife is an 9,5. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Tenerife has the mediterranean climate prevailing. The summers are warm and dry, and the temperature is cold in the winter. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Tenerife or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Tenerife

About Tenerife

Tenerife is an island that belongs to Spain. The capital of Tenerife is Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It has a total surface of 2.034 km² and the population consists of 891.111 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 132x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Tenerife you have to use +34 or 0034 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +345012457809 or 00345012457809.

Tenerife is in a straight line at 18.235 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 23 hour and 15 min.

The coordinates of Tenerife, Spain are latitude: 28.291564 en longitude: -16.62913

The GPS coordinates are N 28° 17' 29.6304" en W 16° 37' 44.8680"

Currency Tenerife

In Tenerife the Euro is used to pay.

Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 19 august 2019

You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.