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Calima History in Tenerife

Historical data from 2023 to 2026 · Updated daily

Tenerife averages ~130 calima days/year, peaking in Feb, Dec, Aug. 2026 is on track with the historical average.

Best Time to Visit

Spring
Mar – May
2 out of 5 stars
~6.8
calima days/month
High Risk
Best time
Summer
Jun – Aug
2 out of 5 stars
~10.5
calima days/month
High Risk
Autumn
Sep – Nov
2 out of 5 stars
~11.0
calima days/month
High Risk
Winter
Dec – Feb
2 out of 5 stars
~14.3
calima days/month
High Risk
Most calima

💡 Spring is the best time to visit, with the clearest skies and lowest calima probability.

2026 through Jun 13

On track
53 calima days~49 expected by this date

Calima Days by Month (2023-2026 average)

11.3Jan
15.0Feb
6.8Mar
11.0Apr
2.8May
6.0Jun
10.3Jul
16.7Aug
7.0Sep
12.3Oct
13.7Nov
17.3Dec

Calendar View

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Clear
Light
Moderate
Severe
Extreme
MonthCalima DaysMax PM10Avg PM10
January11812
February1342583
March944239
April1626048
May89422
June65227

Notable Historical Episodes

Moderate Calima - Mar 2023

March 8, 2023

180
µg/m³

Spring calima. High dust ratio (78%).

Source: AEMET reports

Moderate Calima - Jan 2022

January 15, 2022

120
µg/m³

Moderate winter calima. Typical North African intrusion.

Source: AEMET reports

Supercalima 2020

February 24, 2020

600
µg/m³

Supercalima dissipating but still severe. Airports reopening.

Source: AEMET reports

Supercalima 2020

February 23, 2020

1840
µg/m³

Supercalima peak. PM10 >3200 µg/m³ at some stations. All 8 airports closed.

Source: CSIC 2024 study, NASA Earth Observatory

Events from official sources (AEMET, CSIC). Values may differ from calendar view which uses model data.

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