Canary Islands climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenerife | 21° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 22° |
| Lanzarote | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 22° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenerife | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lanzarote | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenerife | 21° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Lanzarote | 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Tenerife climate in December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · December: Perfect
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 21°C | 19°C | ▼ 18°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 24°C | 22°C | ▼ 21°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 18°C | 17°C | ▼ 15°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 23.0°C | 21.7°C | ▼ 20.9°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 13 mm | 17 mm | ▼ 13 mm |
| Wet days | → 3 d | 3 d | ▼ 1 d |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 9.5 h | 9.6 h | ▲ 9.8 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 12% | 8% | → 8% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 6 | 5 | → 5 |
| Daylight | 10:46 | 10:24 | 10:36 |
| Our take | Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
December precipitation day by day mm
December UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Canary Islands, Spain · 7 weather points · Climate reference: Tenerife (28.09°N, 16.74°W) · Atlantic/Canary