Weather in Tenerife Island in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Tenerife Island;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tenerife Island in January
Going from a maximum of +7°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +7°C to +3°C.
Is Tenerife Island warm or cold in January?
Tenerife Island is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +6°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Tenerife Island, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Tenerife Island in January
Water in Tenerife Island in January is Fresh. It varies from +18°C to +22°C, with an average of +20°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +5°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Tenerife Island in January?
Climate in Tenerife Island in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +5°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | -5°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 24 mm | 21 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +19°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +6°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +5°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 45 mm to 24 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tenerife Island is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Tenerife Island.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Tenerife Island?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Tenerife Island in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+7°C) and the highest in 2017 (+14°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 44 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 579 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Tenerife Island
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tenerife Island, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.