Tenerife Weather

Tenerife is known as the island of the eternal spring; here you can enjoy your vacations during all the year. One of the main aspects that contribute to such a peculiar weather is the cold-stream of Canarias and also the refreshing trade winds. This special winds cause a really strange, but very interesting phenomenon called Sea of Clouds; the wind push the clouds against the top of the mountains an this one will condense in areas of median north and northeast of the island.

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The Tenerife island is said to have the lowest temperature 'difference' between summer and winter for anywhere in the world. Even with the occasional rain there is no specific 'rainy season.' Air conditioning is quite rare there with most visitors finding overhead fans usually sufficient to help feel cool even in the warmest summer conditions.

The minimum and maximum annual average air temperatures in Tenerife are about 15şC in winter and 24şC in summer enabling both residents and visitors to enjoy the wonderful Tenerife weather in what is considered one of the world's best climates usually found only in huge continents.

The Island of Tenerife offers a surprising variety of micro-climatic weather zones, enabling people to almost 'choose' their climate, depending on where they live. The trade winds, coupled with the Gulf air currents, are the major weather factors that contribute to Tenerife's weather.

The great altitude of Mount Teide sustains three months of snow - yet one can still enjoy a swim on the beach within an hour's ride. The coastal areas enjoy the most sunshine, the best weather, the least clouds and highest temperatures.All throughout the year, the fresh and humid Trade Winds wafting over the Canary Islands keep the temperatures down to a mild level of 22,3şC. That combined with the sea breeze and the freezing Gulf current produce warm but not stifling summers and temperate winters, with temperatures between 17ş C and 21ş C.

MONTH	AVERAGE WEATHER
January	18ş C
February	18ş C
March	19ş C
April	19ş C
May	21ş C
June	22ş C
July	25ş C
August	25ş C
September	25ş C
October	23ş C
November	21ş C
December	19ş C

Besides having warm temperature during the year there are some differences between north and south of Tenerife, we can say that due to the cold weather the island's north-most portion is usually much greener. For excursions to the North of the island and to the Mount Teide one is advised to always take a wind jacket and something in case of rain. The big difference between other regions is the fact that in Tenerife doesn't exist a special rains season.

In winter at a height from over 2.000 meters it could even snow. As we can see the north of Tenerife is a little bit colder than the south as well as the west, the truth is that in the south of Tenerife we can have more hours of sun than in the north.

Tenerife has different climatic zones. In the Northeast there is moisture which result in abundant vegetation, over 2,000 meters worth of lunar like landscapes, between 1,000 and 2,000 meters big forests and south dry weather. There are three different cloud climate zones:

Land below the clouds has a nearly warm subtropical climate with lots of sunlight and sporadic rain throughout the year.
Land in the clouds (between 500 and 1,200 meters ) has high humidity, higher rain precipitation and cooler temperatures also in summer.
Land over the clouds has the most number of temperature changes between night and day and summer and winter. During the day it's warm and dry, by night it can be very cool.