Palm-Mar · Tenerife · Canary Islands
Sunny days,all winter long
Two bedrooms and a terrace above the Atlantic, in the quiet south of Tenerife. Between October and April it averages 22 to 27 °C and two rainy days a month. Stays from 32 days.
October to April, on this coast
Twenty-two degrees and two rainy days a month.
South Tenerife sits in Teide's rain shadow, on the same latitude as the Sahara and in the path of the trade winds. The result is the mildest winter in Europe — and it is measurable, not marketing.
Source: AEMET climate normals, Tenerife Sur airport station (1981–2010). Sea temperature from regional buoy data.
Winter, in numbers
What January actually feels like
Four things people ask before committing to a winter, answered with the AEMET record instead of an adjective.
The January daytime average on this coast. Nights settle at 15.2 °C — a jumper, not a coat.
October to April. December is the wettest month of the winter and still averages under four.
Every day, all winter. In late December the sun still sets around six in the evening.
The same hour as London. One behind Madrid, Berlin and Warsaw. Four to five ahead of New York.
The numbers
South Tenerife, month by month
The window that matters for a long stay is October to April. Here is what those months actually look like on the south coast — not the island average, which the cloudy north drags down.
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain days | Sun h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 26.8 | 20.0 | 23.7 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| November | 24.8 | 18.2 | 22.6 | 1.9 | 6.4 |
| December | 22.8 | 16.5 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 6.3 |
| January | 21.7 | 15.2 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| February | 22.0 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 7.0 |
| March | 23.1 | 15.6 | 19.2 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| April | 23.1 | 16.0 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
Annual rainfall at this station is 132 mm across roughly 15 rain days. December is the wettest month of the winter and still averages fewer than four.
The apartment
A terrace that works as an office
Shaded by a retractable awning, table for six, and the Atlantic in the gap between the buildings. This is where the laptop actually lives.
And a dining room after sunset
The same table, candles on it, the lights of the complex below and the ocean going dark. This is the second reason people stay a whole quarter.
A living room with two doors to the terrace
Light comes in from two sides all day. By late afternoon the whole room turns gold.
Two separate bedrooms
One opens straight onto the terrace. The second is quieter — for a guest, or for the desk when the sun is too bright outside.
A kitchen you can actually cook in
Oven, hob, dishwasher, full-size fridge, microwave and a washing machine. Not a two-day kitchenette.
Working from here
The practical part, answered before you ask
Fibre to the building
South Tenerife is served by fibre from Movistar, Vodafone, Orange and Digi, with symmetric tiers commonly sold from 300 Mbps to 1 Gbps, and 5G across the coast as a backup. Ask us for the current speed test before you book.
One clock, three markets
The Canaries run on WET — UTC+0 in winter. That is the same hour as London and Lisbon, one hour behind Madrid, Berlin and Warsaw, and four to five hours ahead of the US East Coast. A European day starts and ends normally; a US day starts after lunch.
A room for calls
Two bedrooms and a living room means one of you can take a call while the other keeps working. This is the thing studios cannot give you, and the reason most winter lets fail for couples.
Groceries, gym, pharmacy, doctor
Los Cristianos is twelve minutes by car, with two large supermarkets, private clinics, pharmacies and the ferry to La Gomera. A car is genuinely useful here — the local bus line runs eight times a day and stops at four in the afternoon.
Palm-Mar and around
Availability
Season 2026 / 27
Stays are 32 days or longer, under a Spanish seasonal-tenancy contract. Prices are per month and fall for stays of three months or more.
Journal
What a winter here is actually like
Ten pieces on the weather, the cost, the walks, the food and the festivals — written for people staying months, not days.
Working remotely from Tenerife in winter: the complete guide
Everything that actually decides whether a winter of remote work on this island works: the weather, the clock, the fibre, the paperwork and the cost.
ClimateSouth Tenerife weather, month by month from October to April
Real climate normals for the south coast, what the sea does, what calima is, and what to actually pack for a winter here.
Palm-MarPalm-Mar: what it is like to live in the quietest corner of south Tenerife
A dead-end village between a lava field and the Atlantic, ten minutes from Los Cristianos and a world away from it.
Remote workThe Canary time zone advantage: working European and American hours from Tenerife
The islands run on UTC+0. Here is what that means in practice for a European team, a British one and an American client.
PracticalWhat a month in south Tenerife actually costs
Rent aside, an honest line-by-line for one or two people living normally on the southern coast.
OutdoorsTen walks in south Tenerife, from forty minutes to the summit of Teide
What to book, what it costs, what changed in 2026, and which of these you can start from the end of the street.
NatureWhales off the doorstep: the Teno-Rasca strip explained
Four hundred resident pilot whales, Europe's first Whale Heritage Site, and the rules that separate a good operator from a bad one.
CultureThe winter fiesta calendar: what to celebrate between October and April
Horses swimming at Adeje, planks racing down cobbled streets in Icod, and a carnival that in 2027 falls after Ash Wednesday.
FoodEating like a local in south Tenerife
What a guachinche really is, the dishes worth learning by name, the wine grown on the slopes above you, and which market opens which day.
Day tripsFive day trips from the south: La Gomera, Teide, La Laguna, Anaga and the stars
What each one costs, how long it takes, and the 2026 booking rules that catch people out.
For sale
Stay for a season, or stay for good
The apartment is on the market. Until it sells it is available for stays of 32 days and longer. Everything a buyer asks is below — no phone call required.
Palm-Mar is a residential zone in the municipality of Arona. The apartment is offered as a home or a seasonal base, not as a licensed tourist rental.
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