The resorts on Tenerife's south coast, like Los Cristianos, Playa de las Americas or Costa Adeje get more sunshine, less rain and can be (on average) several degrees warmer than the towns in the north, like Puerto de la Cruz.
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The warmest conditions are located on the south side of the island, but it can be much colder at altitude – with March being the most likely month to see snow fall on Mount Teide.
Puerto de la Cruz is cooler than Playa de las Americas in the autumn. The daily temperature in Puerto de la Cruz averages around 21°C (70°F) in October, and Playa de las Americas fluctuates around 24°C (75°F). It's quite sunny in Playa de las Americas.
While the rain can be fairly unpredictable, the south of the island will usually be drier and see the most sunshine, and may be the best area to visit at this time of year.
Although the weather is normally good in Tenerife in Sepember, I would say the weather in Turkey is hotter. Length of flight times are around the same, although depending who you fly with you may get a better time of flight with one or the other.
For beaches in Lanzarote, you can go to Playa de Papagayo, Playa Chia Beach, Playa Flamingo, and Famara Beach. Keep in mind that when you ask which of the Canary Islands is the hottest, Lanzarote is the answer.
Tenerife weather in JanuaryThe southern side of Tenerife is nearly always warmer and so might be the best spot to visit during the coldest month of the year.
For me, Playa del Duque is the best Costa Adeje Beach. It's in a little cove, meaning the water is gentle and has gorgeous soft sand, a great view across the coast and lots of fabulous beach cafes and bars along the pedestrianised promenade.
August is the hottest month in Costa Adeje with an average temperature of 24°C (75°F) and the coldest is January at 18°C (64°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 10 in August.
Canary islandsIf heat and sun are what you're after, then you'll want to head to the island of Tenerife in October. Tenerife is the hottest of all the Canary Islands in October, reaching average maximum temperatures of 26°C.
1. Tenerife, Spain. While all of Spain's Canary Islands — closer to Morocco than Iberia — are trusty warm-weather bets this month, Tenerife typically ranks among the hottest and yields six daily hours of sunshine. Supplementing that, it also possesses a much wider tourist offering than is sometimes projected.
Like the other islands, there is a clear difference between the weather in the south and the north. The southwest coast and, in particular, the resorts of Playa Las Americas, Costa Adeje and Los Cristianos are best for sun seekers as they enjoy up to 10 hours of sunshine a day.
The graph below shows the range of monthly Santa Cruz de Tenerife water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data. The warmest water temperature is in September with an average around 74.7°F / 23.7°C. The coldest month is March with an average water temperature of 66.6°F / 19.2°C.
January is peak cold and wet time in Tenerife, if you want to avoid the wettest month but equally not suffer high temperatures or high prices the best time for you to go is between March and June.
There are mosquitoes on Tenerife but not a lot.You will find them more in some areas than others, and importantly, they only appear at cer-tain times of the year. Tenerife fans often visit the island at the same time each year. If that happens to be at time when there aren't mossies, then they will never see one.
The south is more sunny, dryer and warmer than the north, which is why most holidaymakers opt for this part of the island. However, rainfall can also occur there, as the microclimate is still very different in the south.