Tenerife weather in September

In September, Tenerife sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tenerife's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenerife's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:54 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Tenerife is innhabited place in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

Founded
1494

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical September day in Tenerife reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Tenerife weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°245.110.46.6
Feb17° / 16°255.5116.3
Mar17° / 16°224.611.86.6
Apr18° / 17°13312.76.9
May19° / 18°61.913.47.5
Jun20° / 19°41.313.87.9
Jul21° / 20°51.713.68.1
Aug22° / 21°51.2138.5
Sep22° / 21°82.112.28.4
Oct22° / 21°235.111.37.7
Nov20° / 19°306.810.67.0
Dec19° / 18°326.410.26.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tenerife gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1340534
2340534
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Wind in September

Winds average 17 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:477:23
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312.56:487:20
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512.56:497:18
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1112.36:527:11
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1312.36:537:08
1412.26:537:07
1512.26:547:06
1612.26:547:04
1712.16:557:03
1812.16:557:02
1912.16:567:01
2012.16:566:59
2112.06:576:58
2212.06:576:57
2312.06:586:56
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Tenerife

In seasonPeak

In September, Tenerife sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tenerife sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Tenerife sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is September a good time to visit Tenerife?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Tenerife for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tenerife in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Tenerife sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tenerife in September

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 10 to Jan 8 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Tenerife in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tenerife peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tenerife in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tenerife is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateFeb 1118 µg/m³Jun 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tenerife?

Tenerife sits at 28.5°N, 16.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Laguna, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Tenerife

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tenerife.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenerife has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Tenerife is covered by water (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (55%) within 16 km, and water (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
543 m
16 km
1,515 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: La Laguna 7.0 km · Tacoronte 15 km · Candelaria 17 km · Güimar 23 km · La Orotava 28 km · Puerto de la Cruz 30 km · Los Realejos 33 km · Realejo Alto 34 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tenerife (28.4682°, -16.2546°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).