May
Wk 19–21
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 1 out of 100, weather comfort near 78.
- Crowd level
- 0–1
- Comfort
- 74–81
Spain · Teneriffa
Tenerife: Mount Teide above three old ranges
Out of the Las Cañadas caldera rises the highest mountain in Spain at 3,715 metres, ringed by three old mountain blocks that form a Y seen from above. In the north-east lie the World Heritage old town of La Laguna and the first university in the Canaries.
Busiest week
DecemberCrowd level 100
Wk 52 · 2,137,653 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
MayCrowd level 0–1
Wk 19–21 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Warmest month
22 °CComfort 96
August · around 8 mm of rain in the month
The overnight-stay figures come from a statistical area that this destination shares with Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. They cover the whole area, not Teneriffa on its own.
Teneriffa in brief
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands at 2,034 square kilometres and the most populous island in Spain. Above the Las Cañadas caldera stands the Pico del Teide, the highest mountain in Spain at 3,715 metres; the crater landscape of its national park is listed by UNESCO as natural World Heritage. The old town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the first university in the Canaries was founded there in 1792. With them come the Anaga range with its laurel forest, the Masca gorge in the Teno and the cliffs of Los Gigantes.
When is Teneriffa busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 25
FebruaryØ 45
MarchØ 48
AprilØ 36
MayØ 7
JuneØ 25
JulyØ 65
AugustØ 92
SeptemberØ 45
OctoberØ 57
NovemberØ 59
DecemberØ 57
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
May · Wk 19
Crowd level0/100 · little seasonal variation
quietbusy
Weather comfort27/100 · Sun & warmth
-16 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 1,535,643
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays · -2 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Spain (44 %) · United Kingdom (19 %) · Germany (13 %) · 88% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 1,535,643–2,137,653 (avg 1,819,949)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Teneriffa, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 33 | 7 °C |
| February | 45 | 34 | 7 °C |
| March | 48 | 43 | 9 °C |
| April | 36 | 61 | 12 °C |
| May | 7 | 77 | 15 °C |
| June | 25 | 90 | 18 °C |
| July | 65 | 95 | 21 °C |
| August | 92 | 96 | 22 °C |
| September | 45 | 91 | 18 °C |
| October | 57 | 79 | 16 °C |
| November | 59 | 56 | 11 °C |
| December | 57 | 38 | 8 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Teneriffa itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
September
Wk 37–39
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 38, weather comfort near 89.
- Crowd level
- 36–41
- Comfort
- 87–92
August
Wk 31–33
The region's peak: crowd level around 96 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 93–98
- Comfort
- 96
Teneriffa compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Teneriffa
- 61.4
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: January, at 4.7× the value. Closest to the median: July, at 1.6× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Teneriffa with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| Feb | 6 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| Mar | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| Apr | 11 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| May | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| Jun | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| Jul | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
| Aug | 20 | 22 | 19 | 8 |
| Sep | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| Oct | 14 | 16 | 13 | 26 |
| Nov | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| Dec | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Very sunny
≈ 5.8 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 |
| Feb | 4.8 |
| Mar | 5.9 |
| Apr | 6.8 |
| May | 7.4 |
| Jun | 7.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 |
| Aug | 7.1 |
| Sep | 6.2 |
| Oct | 5.0 |
| Nov | 3.9 |
| Dec | 3.5 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Teneriffa and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Teneriffa in detail
Location and shape
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, covers 2,034.38 square kilometres and runs 83.3 kilometres long and up to 53.9 kilometres wide. It lies 288 kilometres off the coast of Morocco and the Western Sahara and 1,274 kilometres from the southern coast of mainland Spain. By population it is the largest island in Spain; it is administered from Santa Cruz de Tenerife and divided into 31 municipios.
Teide and the Cañadas
The island formed about twelve million years ago over a hotspot in the earth's mantle. Its oldest parts are the Anaga range in the far north-east, the Teno range in the north-west and the Bandas del Sur in the far south; seen from above, these mountain zones together form a Y. In the middle lies the Las Cañadas caldera, 12 by 17 kilometres across, and out of it rises the Pico del Teide at 3,715 metres, the highest mountain in Spain. The crater landscape of the national park is listed by UNESCO as natural World Heritage; the park was enlarged from 13,571 to 19,522 hectares and so ranks fifth in extent among Spain's national parks.
Eruptions and night sky
Volcanic eruptions are attested for 1492, 1704 to 1706, 1798 and 1909; the last of them raised the Chinyero cinder cone between the Teide massif and the Teno range. A cable car has run up the mountain since 1971, taking eight minutes from the valley station at 2,356 metres to the summit station at 3,555 metres. The whole island has been a light protection zone since 1988, designated above all for the Observatorio del Teide.
Forests, whales, dragon tree
The Anaga range in the north-east has been a biosphere reserve since 2015 and carries dense laurel forest. The Canary pine forms large woods, while succulent spurges grow in the dry south. The dragon tree Drago Milenario stands at Icod de los Vinos. Pilot whales gather in large numbers in the strait between Tenerife and La Gomera, which reaches depths of 2,000 metres.
Towns, gorges, coast
The old town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the first and, until 1989, the sole university in the Canaries was founded there in 1792. On the east coast stands the Basilica of Candelaria, the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Canary Islands, and near Güímar lie the Pyramids of Güímar. The Loro Parque near Puerto de la Cruz holds, among other things, the largest parrot collection in the world; 20 per cent of the island's area is under agricultural use, growing bananas, tomatoes, potatoes and vines. A walk through the Masca gorge in the Teno range covers about 4.5 kilometres and a good 600 vertical metres, since 2024 with a reservation and a shuttle bus from Santiago del Teide; on the west coast stand the cliffs of Los Gigantes.
How it differs from the other Canaries
Within the group of four, height divides them first: Teide measures 3,715 metres, the Morro de la Agujereada on Gran Canaria 1,956, the Pico de la Zarza on Fuerteventura 807 and the Peñas del Chache on Lanzarote 671 metres. By area too Tenerife comes first, at roughly 2.4 times Lanzarote and about 30 per cent more than Gran Canaria. All four carry volcanic landscapes, but from different periods: on Tenerife attested eruptions run from 1492 to 1909, on Lanzarote 32 new volcanoes formed from 1730 to 1736 and their ejecta buried a quarter of the island, on Gran Canaria the last eruption lies some 2,000 years back, and on Fuerteventura, the oldest island of the archipelago, volcanic activity died out 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. Protection takes hold differently on each island: here the old town of La Laguna as cultural World Heritage and the crater landscape of Teide as natural World Heritage, and since 1988 the night sky of the whole island. Lanzarote became the first island to be declared a biosphere reserve in full, in 1993, Fuerteventura followed in 2009 and added light protection status in 2015, and much of the interior of Gran Canaria came in 2005. The administrative layout shows the same gradient: Tenerife divides into 31 municipios, Gran Canaria into 21, Lanzarote into seven municipalities and Fuerteventura into six municipal districts.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Teneriffa
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Teneriffa?
- The best time to visit Teneriffa is May (Wk 19–21): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 1 out of 100, weather comfort about 78 out of 100.
When is Teneriffa quietest?
- May (Wk 19–21) is the quietest time in Teneriffa. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Teneriffa busiest?
- Teneriffa is busiest in December (Wk 52) with around 2,137,653 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Teneriffa and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Teneriffa in August with an average of 22 °C and around 8 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Teneriffa?
- Teneriffa is reachable via 6 destination airports with direct flights, including Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Tenerife South Airport (TFS) and Lanzarote Airport (ACE).
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Maxim Berg on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Atlantic Ambience on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Teneriffa“ (1735246) · Wikipedia „Teneriffa“ (270264036) · Wikidata Q40846. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.