Canary Islands

Tenerife

Year-round warmth makes Tenerife the family fallback that never fails — October half-term feels like July.

Best forFamily
Approx. flying time~11h 40m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportTenerife (TFS)

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About this place

Siam Park is arguably the world's best water park, whale-watching boats leave from Los Cristianos daily, and the cable car up Mount Teide gives teenagers a volcano to Instagram. Stay south for guaranteed sun, and venture north for the greener, more Spanish side of the island.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 11°C in January to 22°C in July. Driest in July and August; wettest in January, with rain on about 7 days.

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August22° · rain 1 dayMild and dry.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — July and August.

Where to stay

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Our picks in this destination

Hotel Adonis Plaza Santa Cruz de Tenerife · three-star city hotel Three-star city hotel on Plaza de la Candelaria in central Santa Cruz, a short walk from the port and the main shopping streets. Hotel Playa Surf Tenerife El Médano · beachfront three-star hotel Three-star hotel of 75 rooms with an outdoor pool and direct access onto the sand of El Médano beach, beside the Montaña Roja reserve. Hotel Marquesa Puerto de la Cruz · historic town-centre hotel Hotel in a building dating from 1712 on Calle Quintana in the old town, with 148 rooms and a rooftop pool facing Teide. Hotel Reverón Plaza Los Cristianos · central four-star hotel Hotel 100 metres from the main beach at Los Cristianos, with 42 rooms and a swimming pool on the fifth-floor roof terrace. Hotel El Patio Garachico · rural banana-estate hotel Rural hotel on a Ponte family estate of over 60 hectares of banana plantation, with a salt-water pool, about six minutes' walk from the beach. Hotel Laguna Nivaria San Cristóbal de La Laguna · 16th-century mansion, four-star Four-star hotel in a 16th-century mansion on Plaza del Adelantado in La Laguna's UNESCO-listed old town, with a spa and gym in an adjoining modern building. Royal Hideaway Corales Resort Costa Adeje · five-star seafront resort Five-star Barceló resort of two towers on the Costa Adeje seafront: Corales Suites for families and the adults-only Corales Beach, with multiple restaurants and pools.

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