Tenerife vs Lanzarote: which is sunnier?
🇪🇸 Spain vs 🇪🇸 Spain · 307 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tenerife and Lanzarote are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,933 vs 2,979 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 months, with 8 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Tenerife | Lanzarote | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,933 | 2,979 |
| Sunniest month | June (96/100) | April (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 89/100 | 90/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 96/100 | 96/100 |
| Rain / year | 202 mm | 109 mm |
| Warmest sea | 24°C / 75°F | 23°C / 73°F |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Tenerife vs Lanzarote month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenerife | Lanzarote | Tenerife | Lanzarote | Tenerife | Lanzarote | Tenerife | Lanzarote | |
| January | 92 | 86 | 20° | 19° | 25 | 13 | 21° | 21° |
| February | 84 | 86 | 19° | 19° | 24 | 18 | 21° | 20° |
| March | 93 | 87 | 20° | 19° | 19 | 9 | 21° | 19° |
| April | 94 | 96 | 20° | 20° | 12 | 5 | 21° | 20° |
| May | 95 | 96 | 22° | 21° | 7 | 4 | 21° | 20° |
| June | 96 | 96 | 23° | 22° | 3 | 1 | 22° | 21° |
| July | 96 | 96 | 24° | 23° | 2 | 1 | 23° | 22° |
| August | 95 | 96 | 25° | 24° | 5 | 3 | 24° | 23° |
| September | 95 | 96 | 25° | 24° | 10 | 2 | 24° | 22° |
| October | 92 | 94 | 24° | 24° | 25 | 16 | 24° | 22° |
| November | 90 | 93 | 22° | 22° | 33 | 20 | 23° | 22° |
| December | 90 | 94 | 21° | 20° | 37 | 17 | 22° | 21° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tenerife · Feb even · Mar Tenerife · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Lanzarote · Dec Lanzarote.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Tenerife averages 89/100, Lanzarote 90/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 20°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Tenerife averages 94/100, Lanzarote 93/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Tenerife averages 96/100, Lanzarote 96/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 23°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Tenerife averages 94/100, Lanzarote 95/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
Sea temperature
Tenerife's sea gets warmer: 24°C / 75°F at its peak vs 23°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Tenerife all year, Lanzarote about 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Tenerife weather by month · Lanzarote weather by month · Best time to visit Spain.
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