Weather comparison

Tenerife or Gran Canaria? The weather compared

By day, both are about equally warm over the year. Best time: Tenerife June – October, Gran Canaria May – October.

Holiday weather score by month

  • Tenerife

    Mean of 6 destinations

  • Gran Canaria

    Mean of 2 destinations

Month by month

Holiday weather score, daytime high and sea temperature. Where one is clearly ahead, its month is highlighted.

MonthTenerifeGran Canaria
JanuaryJan5619° / 20°6719° / 20°
FebruaryFeb5819° / 19°6919° / 19°
MarchMar6420° / 19°7420° / 19°
AprilApr6921° / 20°7821° / 20°
MayMay7822° / 20°8522° / 20°
JuneJun8823° / 22°9323° / 22°
JulyJul9525° / 22°9725° / 22°
AugustAug9826° / 23°9826° / 23°
SeptemberSep9725° / 24°9825° / 24°
OctoberOct9024° / 24°9225° / 23°
NovemberNov7422° / 23°8022° / 22°
DecemberDec6020° / 21°7121° / 21°

Tenerife or Gran Canaria: quick answers

Which is warmer, Tenerife or Gran Canaria?

Both are about equally warm by day: 22.2 °C and 22.3 °C on average over the year.

Where is the sea warmer, Tenerife or Gran Canaria?

The sea is about equally warm at both.

Tenerife or Gran Canaria in winter?

From December to February, Gran Canaria has the better holiday weather: 69 against 58 points.

Tenerife or Gran Canaria in summer?

From June to August, both have about the same holiday weather (94 and 96 points).

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences