Island | |
Clockwise from top: Dracaena draco, Roques de Anaga, Teide National Park, Traditional Canarian house and Auditorio de Tenerife. | |
Map showing location of Tenerife | |
Coordinates: 28°16′7″N16°36′20″W / 28.26861°N 16.60556°WCoordinates: 28°16′7″N16°36′20″W / 28.26861°N 16.60556°W | |
Country | Spain |
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Autonomous community | Canary Islands |
Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
Capital and Largest City | Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Pop. 221,956) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,034 km2 (785 sq mi) |
Highest elevation (Teide) | 3,718 m (12,198 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 904,713[1] |
• Density | 442/km2 (1,140/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | Spanish, other minority groups |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Website | www.tenerife.es |
Climate data for Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.1 (98.8) | 42.6 (108.7) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.1 (100.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 42.6 (108.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.6 (76.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.5 (70.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.4 (65.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 8.1 (46.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 31.5 (1.24) | 35.4 (1.39) | 37.8 (1.49) | 11.6 (0.46) | 3.6 (0.14) | 0.9 (0.04) | 0.1 (0.00) | 2.0 (0.08) | 6.8 (0.27) | 18.7 (0.74) | 34.1 (1.34) | 43.2 (1.70) | 225.7 (8.89) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 59.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178 | 186 | 221 | 237 | 282 | 306 | 337 | 319 | 253 | 222 | 178 | 168 | 2,887 |
Source #1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[51] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[52] (1981–2010), Extremes (1921-Present) |
Climate data for Tenerife South Airport | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 36.2 (97.2) | 42.9 (109.2) | 44.3 (111.7) | 41.8 (107.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.2 (95.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 44.3 (111.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.8 (76.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.4 (70.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.9 (64.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 9.0 (48.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.6 (0.65) | 19.9 (0.78) | 14.7 (0.58) | 7.4 (0.29) | 1.1 (0.04) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 1.3 (0.05) | 3.6 (0.14) | 11.9 (0.47) | 26.3 (1.04) | 30.3 (1.19) | 133.3 (5.23) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 15.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 193 | 195 | 226 | 219 | 246 | 259 | 295 | 277 | 213 | 214 | 193 | 195 | 2,725 |
Source #1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[53] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[54] (1981–2010), Extremes (1921-Present) |
Climate data for La Laguna – Tenerife North Airport(altitude: 632 metres (2,073 feet)) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 41.4 (106.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 41.4 (106.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.5 (68.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.8 (62.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 13.0 (55.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.4 (38.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 2.0 (35.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 80 (3.1) | 70 (2.8) | 61 (2.4) | 39 (1.5) | 19 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 16 (0.6) | 47 (1.9) | 81 (3.2) | 82 (3.2) | 517 (20.2) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 95 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 73 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150 | 168 | 188 | 203 | 234 | 237 | 262 | 269 | 213 | 194 | 155 | 137 | 2,410 |
Source #1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[55] (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Source #2: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[56] |
Climate data for Izaña (altitude: 2,371 metres (7,779 feet)) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.1 (57.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.2 (50.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 2.7 (36.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | 6.4 (43.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) | 67 (2.6) | 58 (2.3) | 18 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 37 (1.5) | 54 (2.1) | 60 (2.4) | 366 (14.5) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 32.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 44 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226 | 223 | 260 | 294 | 356 | 382 | 382 | 358 | 295 | 259 | 220 | 218 | 3,473 |
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[57] (1981–2010) |
Climate data for Vilaflor (altitude: 1,378 metres (4,521 feet) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.0 (66.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.7 (58.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.2 (50.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.4 (1.94) | 51.2 (2.02) | 34.1 (1.34) | 24.4 (0.96) | 2.7 (0.11) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (0.03) | 7.5 (0.30) | 33.8 (1.33) | 70.6 (2.78) | 56.2 (2.21) | 366.1 (14.41) |
Source: Gobierno de Canarias[58] (Temperatures:1983–1995; Precipitation:1945–1997) |
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Teide | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,718 m (12,198 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 3,718 m (12,198 ft) [1] Ranked 40th |
Isolation | 895 kilometres (556 mi) |
Listing | Country high point Ultra |
Coordinates | 28°16′23″N16°38′22″W / 28.27306°N 16.63944°WCoordinates: 28°16′23″N16°38′22″W / 28.27306°N 16.63944°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location of Teide in the Canary Islands | |
Location | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano atop basalt shield volcano |
Last eruption | November 1909 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1582 |
Easiest route | Scramble |
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