North Tenerife weather: when to visit, month by month
North Tenerife weather month by month from AEMET data: what the 'panza de burro' is, how much sun there is and what to do with a grey morning in Icod.
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Practical information
What to sort out before you come and during your stay. No invented figures: if we could not verify it, we say so.
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North vs south Tenerife: where to stay, and for whom
North or south Tenerife? What each side does better, what the north will not give you and who each one suits. A frank comparison to read before you book.
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Do you need a car in Tenerife?
In the north and in the midlands, yes. What the bus covers, what it does not, and what road access to a country house in Icod is really like.
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Getting to Icod de los Vinos: airports, flights and car
Getting to Icod de los Vinos from Tenerife North or South airport: which one to fly into, the drive in on the TF-5, and how to manage without a car, by bus.
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Pharmacy, hospital and supermarkets in Icod de los Vinos
Hospital del Norte, how to find the on-duty pharmacy in Icod, where to shop and which number to ring in an emergency. All from official sources.
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Before you head to the coast
The sea today: where to check it
In the north the sea matters more than the sun: a clear day can still bring a heavy swell. AEMET publishes sky, wind, swell, water temperature and UV index for each beach.
Forecast by beach (AEMET)
- La BallenitaBuenavista del Norte — opens AEMET in a new tab
- El GomeroLos Silos — opens AEMET in a new tab
- El CaletónGarachico · 8 km from the house — opens AEMET in a new tab
- San MarcosIcod de los Vinos · 7 km from the house — opens AEMET in a new tab
- Santo DomingoLa Guancha — opens AEMET in a new tab
- Las AguasSan Juan de la Rambla — opens AEMET in a new tab
- El SocorroLos Realejos — opens AEMET in a new tab
- JardínPuerto de la Cruz — opens AEMET in a new tab
- MartiánezPuerto de la Cruz — opens AEMET in a new tab
Sea, warnings and water quality
- AEMET · Predicción marítima de Canarias
Swell and wind waves for the whole Canary coast, in hourly maps.
- AEMET · Avisos meteorológicos
Yellow, orange and red warnings, including coastal ones.
- 112 Canarias
Coastal alerts and pre-alerts declared by the Government of the Canary Islands.
- Puertos del Estado · PORTUS
Buoys and wave forecasts: the technical source many apps draw on.
- Náyade · Ministerio de Sanidad
Bathing water quality for each beach, by season.
- Windy (no oficial)
Live wave and wind map centred on San Marcos. Handy on a phone.
Links checked on 2026-09-24. With a red flag or a coastal warning, do not swim even if the water looks calm from above.
All of this reads better from the terrace at Finca Julia.
Finca Julia · Icod de los Vinos
And at the end of the day,
the terrace.
An old Canarian house on the hillside, with the Atlantic in front. Availability and price are on the official Airbnb listing.