Tazacorte climate — normals and trends
Tazacorte (Spain) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 186 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tazacorte averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Tazacorte has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.8 °C (on 10 October 2023) and the coldest 10.3 °C (on 14 March 2011).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TazacorteCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.64°, -17.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
18.3°C
Annual rainfall
186mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
33.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
44.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
26.8 °C
10 October 2023
Coldest day
10.3 °C
14 March 2011
Wettest day
60 mm
22 November 1955
Windiest day
71.8 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
3 March 2013
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
8 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
19 February 2016
Sunniest day
13.7 h
12 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 17.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 31 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 40 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tazacorte?
Tazacorte has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 186 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tazacorte?
The hottest day measured in Tazacorte between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2023, reaching 26.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tazacorte?
The coldest day measured in Tazacorte between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2011, at 10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tazacorte?
Almost never: Tazacorte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tazacorte warmed?
Yes: Tazacorte warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tazacorte?
The wettest day measured in Tazacorte between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1955, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tazacorte?
The windiest day measured in Tazacorte between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 71.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tazacorte?
The warmest month in Tazacorte is September (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tazacorte?
Tazacorte receives on average 186 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tazacorte?
Tazacorte gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tazacorte?
Yes: Tazacorte has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tazacorte?
In Tazacorte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 8 October 2023, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 19 February 2016.
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