Tenerife weather by month

Tenerife is warmest in August (27°C average high) and coolest in January (21°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go May to December. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming May to January.

Warmest month

August

27°C

Coolest month

January

21°C

Wettest month

March

3 rainy days

Flight from London

4h

direct, estimated

Tenerife temperature by month

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MonthDayNightSeaRainy days
January21°C15°C21°C1
February21°C15°C20°C2
March21°C15°C20°C3
April22°C16°C21°C3
May23°C17°C21°C2
June24°C18°C22°C2
July26°C19°C23°C0
August27°C21°C24°C0
September26°C20°C24°C1
October26°C20°C24°C2
November24°C18°C23°C3
December22°C17°C22°C3

When to go to Tenerife

What is the best month to visit Tenerife for sun?

For warm, mostly dry days, go May to December, going by our 10-year averages.

What is the hottest month in Tenerife?

August averages 27°C. January is the coolest at 21°C.

When does it rain most in Tenerife?

March, with about 3 wet days.

When is the sea warm enough to swim in Tenerife?

May to January, when the sea averages 21°C or more.

How we measured this

Daily averages from 2016 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.

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