Canary Islands · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Teide

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 17063,715 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation3,715 mabove sea level

Prominence3,715 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

28.27° N, 16.64° WElevation 3,715 mUTC+1 · Western European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,715 m
Mid-mountain2,110 m
Valley · La Guancha497 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Teide in brief

Teide rises to 3,715 m, Canary Islands, Spain. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,715 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is La Guancha, 11 km to the N at 497 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,715 m · 12,188 ft
Prominence: 3,715 m
Region: Canary Islands
Country: Spain
Coordinates: 28.2726, -16.6436
Nearest airport: Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) · 26 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Teide by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Teide by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	4°	5°	8°	15°	23°	21°	14°	8°	4°	1°
Average low	-4°	-3°	-2°	-1°	1°	8°	16°	14°	8°	2°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation	84 mm	96 mm	80 mm	33 mm	12 mm	5 mm	2 mm	7 mm	15 mm	63 mm	102 mm	131 mm
Cloud cover	23%	19%	19%	16%	13%	5%	3%	6%	14%	19%	25%	25%
Daylight	10h 32	11h 12	11h 58	12h 50	13h 33	13h 56	13h 46	13h 10	12h 21	11h 31	10h 45	10h 22
Month score	35	32	36	49	55	82	99	98	75	41	30	25

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,450 m	3,550 m	3,850 m	4,000 m	4,400 m	5,450 m	6,700 m	6,450 m	5,400 m	4,500 m	3,900 m	3,550 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Teide in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pico viejo	3,135 m	65 m	2.3 km SW	23°
Montaña Blanca	2,748 m	–	3.1 km E	24°
Mount Guajara	2,718 m	510 m	6.9 km SE	24°
Roque de la Grieta	2,576 m	–	7.5 km SE	24°
El Sombrero	2,532 m	–	7.6 km S	24°
Sombrero de Chasna	2,405 m	–	8.7 km S	25°
Montaña del Cerrillar	2,347 m	–	9.4 km E	25°
El Cabezón	2,177 m	–	7.1 km NE	25°