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La Orotava, Spain climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
La Orotava has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 515 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 91 mm while August barely receives 6 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLa Orotava climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 91 | 74 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 16 | 10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 91 | 74 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 62 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.4 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 16.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.4 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 62 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 21.0 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 16.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tenerife/los Rodeos, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.