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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Santa Cruz de Tenerife has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 221 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 38 mm while July barely receives 0 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 countsSanta Cruz de Tenerife climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 35 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 36 | 37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 35 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 36 | 37 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — |
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 (m/s) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| 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 (m/s) | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Sta. Cruz DE Tenerife, a weather station, inside the city. 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.