Tenerife is known as the island of eternal spring and is divided by a North-South mountain range which creates two very different climates, resulting in an average temperature in the South of around 18º to 20ºC in winter and 28º to 30ºC in the summer. The  south of the island is dry and hot whereas the north tends to be cooler and greener. There are some cloudy days and even a few rainy days, but in general the climate is moderate.  

There are often wide variations in climate depending on where you are on the island, and the time of year; in winter time you can be having a snow-ball fight or making a snowman in the National Park and an hour later be lying on a beach or having a swim. The National Park in the high centre of the Island (the highest point in Spain and its protectorates), can have daily temperature fluctuations of up to 25ºC; below freezing at night yet sun-bathing weather during the day. El Teide can be snow-capped with biting cold winds while the beaches in the south are enjoying hot sunshine.

Tenerife is affected by three main winds: the “lower trade winds” which blow at an altitude of less than 1,500 metres. These cool North Easterly winds blow all year round but are stronger in the winter. Hotter, drier winds, emanating from the Sahara desert in Africa occasionally bring with them a climatic condition known as a ‘kalima’, (a ‘kalima’ consists of very fine particles of sand, so light that they remain suspended in the air, giving a hazy, murky look to the air). ‘Kalima’ conditions tend to last for around three or four days and are not too frequent. 

You too can enjoy life in Tenerife year-round in one of the world’s most delightful climates, allowing residents and visitors alike to sunbathe, hill-walk, play golf or wind surf during northern Europe’s cold winter months (and of course during the summer too!). Why don't you come and try it for yourself!!