Tenerife in January
Low confidence or an estimate means our weather data for this area is less certain, so treat the score as a guide. It is about our data, not about the weather changing.
How scores are madeJanuary figures
January scores
A score out of 100 for how pleasant the usual weather is for this kind of trip in this month. It is not a forecast.
How scores are made- 53/100MixedBeach
- 92/100ExcellentCity break
- 88/100GoodHiking
Tenerife in January, in words
In January, Tenerife is best for a city break (92, Excellent) and hiking (88, Good); the beach scores 53 (Mixed).
January is Tenerife's coolest month, with a daytime high averaging 22°C. At 22°C, January stays under the 24°C mark that our warm-areas pages use. On average 4 rainy days fall in January (an estimate of days with 1 mm or more, from ERA5-Land); through the year the range is 0 to 6 rainy days. Sunshine averages 8 h a day in January (ERA5 direct sunlight), against a yearly range of 8 h to 11 h. The sea is about 20°C in January (ERA5, about 25 km offshore), 2°C cooler than the daytime air.
In January, Tenerife scores beach 53 (Mixed), city break 92 (Excellent) and hiking 88 (Good) out of 100. The beach score for Tenerife in January is based on daytime high, rainy days, humidity (dew point), cloud and wind, and does not include sea temperature. For a beach holiday, Tenerife ranks number 14 of the 29 areas we score for it in January. For a city break, Tenerife ranks number 2 of the 26 areas we score for it in January, tied with 3 other areas on 92. For hiking, Tenerife ranks number 7 of the 16 areas we score for it in January.
For beach, the score is falling: 62 in December, 53 in January, 52 in February. For city break, January is the high point of this run: 90 in December, 92 in January, 91 in February. For hiking, the score is climbing: 82 in December, 88 in January, 88 in February. For beach, the best months are June, July and August; January is not one of them. For city break, the best months are January, February, March, April and December (and 2 more close behind), and January is one of them. For hiking, the best months are January and February, and January is one of them.
Day temperatures from ERA5-Land, adjusted for altitude with a small-island correction; rainy days estimated from ERA5-Land (see How we score); sunshine from ERA5 direct sunlight; sea temperature from ERA5 about 25 km offshore. Averages for 2004–2023. These January figures for Tenerife are averages for 2004–2023, not a forecast for your dates. High confidence: after correction, daytime highs agree closely with nearby weather-station records.
