SeasonMapBest 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.
Updated September 2026 · Europe · 6 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Atlantic islands month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | winter-sun season · 3 wet days · 20°C highs | Las Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura |
| February | good | Carnival · 20°C highs · 10 h sun | Las Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura |
| March | good | Carnival · 4 wet days · 21°C highs | Las Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura |
| April | good | whale season · 2 wet days · 22°C highs | Las Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura |
| May | good | whale season · barely a wet day · 23°C highs | Las Palmas, Tenerife, Fuerteventura |
| June | in season | whale season · barely a wet day · 24°C highs | Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote |
| July | in season | whale season · barely a wet day · 26°C highs | Funchal, Tenerife, Lanzarote |
| August | in season | sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 27°C highs | Funchal, Tenerife, Lanzarote |
| September | in season | sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 26°C highs | Tenerife, Funchal, Lanzarote |
| October | good | sea warm enough · 3 wet days · 25°C highs | Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote |
| November | good | sea warm enough · 23°C highs · 9 h sun | Tenerife, Las Palmas, Fuerteventura |
| December | good | winter-sun season · 4 wet days · 21°C highs | Las 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.