Puerto de la Cruz in December
Around 18.5 °C by day, sea 21.5 °C. Warm enough to swim. As busy as the peak.
December in Puerto de la Cruz is 18.5 °C by day and 21.5 °C in the sea. This is the year's peak load: 5 out of 5.
December on Tenerife is inverted against the mainland: while the Costa Brava runs 2 out of 5 and the Costa del Sol 2, here it is five. This town differs from the southern resorts in one important way: its winter score is 5 out of 5. It is an old town with a market, a hospital 20 minutes away and ordinary life all year, not a resort strip. Visitors add to the residents rather than replace them.
Towns nearby in December
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto de la Cruz | 18.5 | 21.5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 2 200 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 20.5 | 21.4 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2 100 |
| Adeje / Costa Adeje | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3 400 |
The winter column is a 1-to-5 estimate: are places open, does transport run, is anyone about between November and March. Tourists never notice; anyone who moved does.
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 55 rainy days a year, 72% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.