A British expat living in Tenerife has revealed what many visitors to the Spanish island do not know: that everything runs all year round. Andrew Knight, known on social media as The Knightsrider, runs a bar and car hire business on the island and regularly shares insights into daily life there.
Around 2.3 million UK holidaymakers visit Tenerife every year, drawn by its beaches, warm temperatures and clear skies. But in a recent TikTok video, Andrew claimed there is one thing "the internet isn't telling you" about the destination.
An all-year-round destination
"That is the fact that this weather, the gorgeous ocean, the boat trips, the excursions, and everything, all run all year round," he said. "So many people message, or they call me up, or they ask me on the live streams, 'Is this running in the winter?', 'Is this running in November?', 'What is open in December?' Remember, Tenerife is 365 days a year."
He added: "So whether it's winter, November, January, Christmas Day - everything is running. You're gonna have average temperatures in the winter months of like 23 degrees in the daytime." Andrew noted that "the sea temperature doesn't change much," and the beaches remain packed throughout the winter months.
Winter is the busiest season
"We have a big rush and a big influx in the summer, but the winter months are actually our most solid months for me," he said. "That's our busiest with the cars. We're mad busy with the excursions then as well. So bear that in mind.
"It's not spoken about enough, it's not made clear enough online when you're booking holidays and things. The Canary Islands, and Tenerife in particular, especially the south, is fantastic in the winter months, and we are an all-year-round amazing place to visit."
Winter sun within reach
Andrew encouraged potential visitors to book: "So have a look, get it booked. You can find some great winter sunshine. Four hour flight from the UK, five hours from Germany, Sweden, etc, and you'll be here in the sunshine rather than freezing, miserable, raining at home."
Wrapping up, he commented: "You can get some great deals, have a look at it. But Tenerife is an all-year-round destination. Ignore what the internet says."
People in the comments shared their own views. One said: "November is great, not too hot and a little quieter." Another said: "I've been in January and it was still 20+ degrees. Not the best weather though." Someone else wrote: "I've not been late November, we've been second week, it's about 25 degrees, it's lovely, went June once was very hot." A different user said: "I am coming on August 28 and nervous the weather changes." Replying, someone else said: "I go on the 24th and I've check(ed) the weather every day and hasn't changed from around 28/29 degrees." Another said: "Can't believe Siam Park (is) open in Xmas Day." Direct flights to Tenerife are available from most UK airports.
