Best time to visit the Atlantic islands

The best time to visit the Atlantic islands is June to September, judged across 6 places; February is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Europe · 6 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

The Atlantic islands month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarygoodwinter-sun season · 3 wet days · 20°C highsLas Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura
FebruarygoodCarnival · 20°C highs · 10 h sunLas Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura
MarchgoodCarnival · 4 wet days · 21°C highsLas Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura
Aprilgoodwhale season · 2 wet days · 22°C highsLas Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura
Maygoodwhale season · barely a wet day · 23°C highsLas Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura
Junein seasonwhale season · barely a wet day · 24°C highsTenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
Julyin seasonwhale season · barely a wet day · 26°C highsFunchal, Tenerife, Lanzarote
Augustin seasonsea warm enough · barely a wet day · 27°C highsFunchal, Tenerife, Lanzarote
Septemberin seasonsea warm enough · barely a wet day · 26°C highsTenerife, Funchal, Lanzarote
Octobergoodsea warm enough · 3 wet days · 25°C highsTenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
Novembergoodsea warm enough · 23°C highs · 9 h sunTenerife, Las Palmas, Fuerteventura
Decembergoodwinter-sun season · 4 wet days · 21°C highsLas Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 6 places in the Atlantic islands

The Atlantic islands — FAQ

When is the best time to visit the Atlantic islands?
June to September. In June: whale season · barely a wet day · 24°C highs.
When is the low season in the Atlantic islands?
The Atlantic islands has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; February is the weakest (Carnival · 20°C highs · 10 h sun).
Which months are in season in the Atlantic islands?
June to September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.