Granadilla de Abona
Granadilla de Abona
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About
Granadilla de Abona is a municipality in the south of Tenerife, covering an area of about 155 km2. According to the latest official data from 2025, it has a population of 58,752.
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Why visit
Two faces in one municipality: a sleepy hilltop colonial old town with mountain views, and El Médano, Europe's premier kitesurfing and windsurfing beach, with the dramatic Montaña Roja volcanic cone rising straight from the sand. The Tenerife South airport and a string of natural-pool beaches sit within 15 minutes.
When to avoid
Do not visit Granadilla de Abona expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Granadilla de Abona, a good plan starts with the constraints, not with the number of sights. A safer and clearer day in Granadilla de Abona usually comes from grouping nearby sites and avoiding unnecessary late or awkward transfers. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Granadilla de Abona as a base rather than the whole destination.
Summer
June through August are the period when heat, daylight, crowds, or humidity most affect a visit to Granadilla de Abona. For Granadilla de Abona, severe heat makes early and late outdoor time the sensible choice. In Granadilla de Abona, heat management is part of cultural planning: walk early, pause indoors, and return outside when the light softens. Use this season in Granadilla de Abona when the extra light or landscape access is part of the reason to go. The calendar matters in Granadilla de Abona, especially when festivals, holidays, and reduced performance seasons overlap.
Winter
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Granadilla de Abona. For Granadilla de Abona, cooler weather makes walking and desert-edge routes more realistic. For Granadilla de Abona, ask how much the season limits walking, transport, and day trips, not just what the thermometer says. In Granadilla de Abona, this is often a season for interiors, short walks, and slower observation rather than ambitious routing. Use taxis or rideshares in Granadilla de Abona when the practical gain is clear, especially after dark or in weather that makes waiting for transit unpleasant.
The next week in Granadilla de Abona
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Rain
18° / 12°
24.3 mm
UV High
Fri
Rain
18° / 11°
12.1 mm
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
17° / 10°
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
17° / 12°
UV Very high
Mon
Partly cloudy
17° / 11°
UV Very high
Tue
Partly cloudy
16° / 11°
UV Very high
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
31° / 16°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.5h
08:16 – 21:48local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Granadilla de Abona
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) at 8 km.
Getting around Granadilla de Abona
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC BY-SA 3.0, Javier1989canario.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.