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Canary Islands, Spain

Tenerife weather in May

Is it warm? Mostly. May in Tenerife is mild: afternoons average 24°C and nights 18°C. Most days (80%) peak between 21°C and 28°C.

Mild · average high

24°C

25°C or more on about three in ten days; 20°C or more on nine in ten days or more.

  • Average low18°overnight
  • Sea21°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days213 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud31% cloud · 54% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 21° and 28°.

Number of May days by daily high, 2011–2025.

May, year by year

The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2015, averaged 26°C; the coolest, 2018, 20°C.

Average May high by year: 2011: 23°C, 2012: 25.4°C, 2013: 22.9°C, 2014: 24.8°C, 2015: 26.1°C, 2016: 22.2°C, 2017: 24.2°C, 2018: 20.4°C, 2019: 23.6°C, 2020: 23.7°C, 2021: 24.3°C, 2022: 24.5°C, 2023: 25°C, 2024: 23.8°C, 2025: 23.7°C.

Compared with home

Average May highs. Expect rain on about 2 days (13 mm in a typical month).

  • Tenerife24°
  • London17°
  • Manchester16°
  • Cork15°
  • Dublin15°
  • Glasgow15°
  • Belfast14°

Other months

Tenerife all year · Where else is hot in May

Warmer in May, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Tenerife is about 4h.

  • Hot in May

    28°C average high

    avg high · 15° at night

    25°C+ on 7 in 10 days

    Seville

    Spain

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m
  • Hot in May

    30°C average high

    avg high · 14° at night

    25°C+ on 8 in 10 days

    Marrakech

    Morocco

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m
  • Warm in May

    25°C average high

    avg high · 16° at night

    25°C+ on 5 in 10 days

    Athens

    Greece

    Sea
    19°
    Rain
    4 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 4h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology