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Tenerife: a miniature continent:
Put simply, the weather is perfect for cycling all-year-round. However, Tenerife has many different "micro climates", depending on the location on the island. The South of Tenerife receives less rain and is generally the hottest & sunniest part of the island. The North of Tenerife is the coolest zone. The upper La Orotava valley is often shadowed by a stratus cloud layer which hovers ~1000m altitude; above this thin band of cloud, you can expect 100% blue skies. Some places are prone to fog more than others (Aguamansa, Anaga).
Expected Temperatures:
It is better to give a range of expected temperatures. Along the North coast, the temperatures are approximately 15°C in Winter, 24°C in Summer.
Cycling in the winter:
During winter, you can expect to encounter ice above 2000m for a few days of the year. When that happens, access to these roads is restricted or cut completely, but the roads are usually cleared of ice promptly.
Wind:
There are only a handful of places in Tenerife which are constantly windy (Arico, Punta de Teno, El Bailadero and a place with coordinates 28.327852° N 16.856284° W). The rest of Tenerife is calm throughout most of the year.
Storm Warning:
The only time that it is extemely windy is when there is a sub-tropical storm. This normally occurs once each year, usually around the start of Winter. During one of these storms, there is never much lightning or rain, but there are gale force winds. The weather conditions deteriorate the closer you get to Mt Teide as snow is dumped above 2000m. It's advised not to cycle anywhere at this time, but especially not up because it becomes too dangerous. The storm never lasts more than a few hours and will completely disappear within a day or two.
The "Calima":
Several days a year, Tenerife and the neighbouring Canary Islands are engulfed in a phenomenon known as the calima. This is essentially a suspension of dust which remains in the air because it is so fine. It initially blows over from the Sahara desert, raises temperatures considerably, and usually dissipates within a day or two. During a calima, there is a localised temperature inversion, meaning the higher you go up, the hotter it gets. It's not uncommon for Las Cañadas to experience temperatures approaching 40°C, so don't forget your suncream. When the visibility is greater than 2km, it is then called a "bruma". These are not the same as a sirocco. Cycling during this time can't be good for your lungs, but that doesn't seem to stop the locals going riding anyway!
Tenerife Weather Forecast:
Despite the best efforts of meteorologists at measuring, calculating, and then classifying typical weather patterns all over the world, the weather often goes haywire because it is a "chaotic system". It just can't be oversimplified... and it is no different here (it's probably 10x worse!). So there is definitely no such thing as a 7-day weather forecast, let alone long-range predictions.
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