The island of Tenerife is an island so special that with just two hours of difference you can enjoy a sunny beach day while you take a swim at one of the wonderful beaches of Tenerife, and shortly after you can have a battle of snowballs with friends and / or relatives in the highest areas of the Teide National Park.

When and how often it usually snows on the Teide

This data is quite unpredictable, and is that there are years in which you can enjoy several times a panoramic view with a Teide almost completely snowy, usually between the months of November and February. And other years you can only see the peak of the snowy Teide without being attainable for the enjoyment of tinerfeños or tourists on the island at that time.

Seeing the completely snow-covered Teide is unusual, but when it does, it gives a breathtaking panoramic view to anyone in the area of the Orotava Valley, which although already precious in itself, is even more so with the Teide decked with an intense white color.

The fact that it is such unusual, makes crowds of people on the days when the snows happens, rush to enjoy the snow on the island.

Things you should know when it snows on the Teide

As you can imagine, snow and ice are not very common elements in Tenerife, and virtually no Tenerifeño has in its car the necessary equipment to be able to safely drive on roads with these elements.

For this reason, when there is heavy snowfall on the access roads to the Teide, they close the passage of cars until the end of the snowfalls and until the Teams that are responsible for the safety of the roads have enabled them to circulate them without any danger.

Since the access to the Teide by road is opened, there are hundreds, or thousands of people who start the trip to spend the day enjoying the snow. They are always well equipped with hot chocolate, a couple of snacks and the company of their Family or best friends.

Snow level on the Teide

The snowfall on the Teide usually is almost always above the 2,000 meters of height.

More of the many incredible experiences that can be enjoyed on the Teide

Enjoying the snow on the Teide is only one of the many unforgettable experiences that you can live on the highest mountain in Spain.

Enjoy breathtaking landscapes on a sunset on the Teide with the sea of clouds below you, climb the Teide and see from the top the other 6 Canary Islands, hiking in the National Park, or enjoying the stars in one of the two points of Tenerife Island declared as Starlight destinations by the great conservation of the night sky. These are other breathtaking experiences that you can live on the Teide.

The view of Teide from Puerto de la Cruz

The immense magnitude of the highest mountain in Spain makes it visible from practically all the points of the island, among them Puerto de la Cruz and our recently renovated Ambassador Apartments.

If you are contemplating the possibility of visiting Tenerife, we invite you to consider the possibility of choosing Puerto de la Cruz as a place to stay, a historical city worth knowing. It is also surrounded by the most beautiful villages of Tenerife in the north of the island. Here you will find the most spectacular landscapes, suitable for enjoying nature and for activities such as hiking or outdoor sports.

Book now and do not miss the opportunity to get to know the Teide and the whole island of Tenerife. And if you stay on the island between November and February you may be lucky enough to find the highest mountain in Spain dressed with its best clothes.

More information about Teide that may interest you

Learn more about the Teide in one of the other articles of our blog:

• See the Teide cable car, a perfect medium of transportation for those who do not want to make the ascent on foot and prefer to reach the highest point of Spain without much effort.
• Discover some of the most important points that you must visit on the Teide, enjoying the most spectacular views.
• Get more information about one of the Canary Islands scientific jewels, the Teide Observatory of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute.
• Know how to reach one of the best viewpoints of Tenerife located in Teide.
• If you like mysteries and legends, you must know Guayota the supposed demon that lives in Teide.
• Finally, in our post about volcanic tourism in Tenerife, you can see some of the trails that you can do on Teide, and discover the history of the volcanic eruptions that have taken place in Tenerife.

We would love you to see with your own eyes the beauty of the snowy Teide and that we can put our little grain of sand to enjoy a memorable vacation in the island of Tenerife.

We hope that all this information that we contribute in our blog will be useful for your future stay, hoping to see you at the Ambassador Apartments.