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Municipality

Arona

Located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Coordinates: 28°02′16″ N 16°41′26″ W

Map showing the location of Arona Arona
Location in Spain
Population
77,718
77.7K
Elevation
139 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Atlantic/Canary · UTC+00:00
Places inside
37
listed under Arona
When to go
November–June
See the climate
Airports
TFS Tenerife Sur Airport12 km
TFN Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport60 km

About Arona

Arona is a municipality. Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. Population: 77,718. Elevation: 139 m. The best months to visit are November–June. The nearest airport is Tenerife Sur Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Playa de Los Cristianos and Playa la Pinta Puerto Colon.

Climate of Arona

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–June.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 17° · Rain 40 mm

Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 14°)
Wettest month
December (55 mm)
Driest month
July (0 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Arona
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)21°21°22°23°24°26°28°29°28°27°24°22°
Average low (°C)14°14°15°15°16°18°20°21°20°19°17°15°
Precipitation (mm)4943332171019264055

Other places to visit in this season: January February March April May June November December

How to get to Arona

The nearest airport is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 61 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) Tenerife 12 kmeast
  • Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN) Tenerife 60 kmnortheast
  • El Hierro Airport (VDE) El Hierro Island 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 61 kmnortheast
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 64 kmnortheast
  • Telde Population: 123.3K 125 kmeast
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 126 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arona

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 170 natural sites, 90 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Playa de las Vistas Beach 4 kmNW
  • Playa Las Galgas Beach 13 kmNW
  • Iglesia y Antiguo Convento Franciscano Attraction 15 kmNE
  • Ermita de San Isidro Labrador Attraction 14 kmE

25–60 km157 places

  • Tenerife Island 37 kmNE
  • La Gomera Island 44 kmW
  • Playa del Terrero Beach 40 kmN
  • Playa de Samarines Beach 46 kmNE

60–100 km147 places

  • Playa de Veneguera Beach 91 kmE
  • Playa de las Teresitas Beach 72 kmNE
  • Playa de San Roque Beach 76 kmNE
  • Playa del Risco Beach 94 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Arona and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arona Palencia Ciudad Real Pontevedra
Population 77.7K 78.6K 74.7K 82.8K
Elevation 139 m 739 m 633 m 29 m
Summer day (hottest month) 29° 29° 35° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) 14° 0° 1° 7°
Annual rainfall 285 mm 418 mm 401 mm 1,700 mm
Best months Nov–Jun May–Jun, Sep Apr–May, Oct Jun–Sep
Distance — 1,902 km 1,694 km 1,755 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arona

37 places
  1. 1 Arona 78.6K
  2. 2 Las Rosas 2K
  3. 3 La Estrella 1K
  4. 4 Las Galletas 300
  5. 5 Los Cristianos 23

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature4

Lakes, rivers & coasts6

Heritage & sights12

Nearby attractions & nature

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