Tenerife in June
Long, dry days, the start of summer and the bonfires of San Juan.
The weather
- Average high
- 25°C
- Average low
- 19°C
- Rain
- Almost none
- Sunshine
- About 9 hours a day
Tenerife South airport, AEMET averages 1981 to 2010.
June is dry and bright. In the south the average high is about 25 degrees, nights are around 19, and rain is almost unheard of.
The sea is warming through the summer. Up on the high ground, clear nights from June to September give views of the Milky Way right down to its bright centre.
Teide's flowers are still out at the start of the month, and the Canary Islands dragon tree flowers between June and August, with clusters of white flowers followed by round orange fruit.
San Juan
On the Night of San Juan, 23 June, Puerto de la Cruz lights bonfires on the beach and decorates its old public fountains with fruit, flowers and palm leaves. Santa Cruz holds its bonfires on Las Teresitas beach, and Icod keeps up Los Hachitos, when torches made of rags are lit to form patterns of light.
The next morning, goats are taken for a bath in the sea at the fishing harbour in Puerto de la Cruz, a tradition known as the baño de las cabras. San Juan de la Rambla celebrates its patron with the Encendido del Risco, the lighting of the cliff.
Dates for the diary
- During JunePunta del Hidalgo celebrates San Juanito with a pilgrim walk from the parish church to the little chapel of San Juan at Punta del Güigo.
- 9 JuneFlowers are laid at the statue of José de Anchieta in La Laguna, a gift from Brazil by the artist Bruno Giorgi.
- 21 JuneThe summer solstice. From the top of the largest pyramid at Güímar you can see a double sunset, as the sun sets behind one peak, reappears and sets again behind another.
- 23 to 24 JuneSan Juan, see above.
- 28 JuneTeide National Park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site on this day in 2007.
- 29 JuneSan Pedro in Los Realejos, when the entrance to the saint's chapel is decorated with arches made of fruit. Igueste de San Andrés holds its San Pedro procession the weekend after.
Times and details can change from year to year, so check with the town hall before you set off. A public holiday that falls on a Sunday can sometimes move to the Monday.
Out and about
Bajamar's seawater pools are a summer classic for people from La Laguna. In years when Corpus Christi falls in June, La Orotava's flower and sand carpets happen this month. In 2027 they come earlier, around 27 May, so see the May guide.
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