Destination Information

Climate

Rejoice: The name "Island of Eternal Spring" already has its reasons. The reason for the perpetually mild climate is the northeast trade wind. This is a wind current from the north-east, which together with an ocean current determines the climate. This ocean current keeps the water temperature around 20 degrees all year round - a little less in winter and a little more in summer. This is also responsible for a permanently high nutrient content in the water, which in turn provides a very good source of food for fish and mammals such as whales and dolphins. For you as a guest on Tenerife, there are countless possibilities and unique natural spectacles due to the total of 3 different climate zones on the island. The south has a tropical desert climate, while the north is more often rainy and cloudy - but this means that a wonderful green landscape can develop there. The third climate zone is around the Pico del Teide - due to its height alone (3,718m), this results in frequent snowfall in the winter months. You can only experience this here: You bathe in the sea - and within an hour by car or bus, you can throw snowballs at each other... The Teide is also the reason for these different climates: In the green north of Tenerife, the all-important trade wind clouds accumulate on the high mountains and rise, cooling the air: it begins to rain. The rained-off clouds form air masses that cross the national park and now "push" back down into the valley as warm and also dry air in the southwest. Canary Island pines are also an important part of the natural cycle. They have the ability to filter water from the humidity in the air. It drips down the very long needles to the ground and provides for the supply of the tree itself on the one hand and stabilises the groundwater level on the other.