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To expect Spain to be hot in August!?

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BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 14:55

Going to Tenerife next week… temperatures are showing in the high teens/early 20s…

kids are already moaning it’ll be too cold to use the pool, DH is comparing with the sunshine and home and bemoaning the cost and I’m trying to put a positive spin on it…!

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Boreded · 20/07/2026 18:11

BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 18:09

I quite like the ire it is creating for some posters Hmm

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But it makes you look silly too?

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BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 18:09

PinkEasterbunny · 20/07/2026 17:48

OP, you could ask MN to amend the title of your post?

I quite like the ire it is creating for some posters Hmm

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BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 18:09

Vaguelyclassical · 20/07/2026 17:38

Disappointed? So you haven't been bothering to read all the posts in which people are pointing you towards weather sites that make it quite clear that your destination is going to be pleasantly warm at the very least?

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Yes, and to be fair I don’t mind he temperature - it’s my family who were disappointed.

However the PP referred to it as a (sic) first world problem implying it’s not OK to be disappointed about things that a luxuries.

You sound passive aggressive.

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Boreded · 20/07/2026 18:08

BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 14:55

Going to Tenerife next week… temperatures are showing in the high teens/early 20s…

kids are already moaning it’ll be too cold to use the pool, DH is comparing with the sunshine and home and bemoaning the cost and I’m trying to put a positive spin on it…!

Tenerife is always above 20…it isn’t cold, not even close to cold (been approx 10 times, including a couple of times in August)

There isn’t a cloud in the sky most days (I’ve only seen it drizzle once) and I just got back a couple of weeks ago, having had to sit in the shade and use a fan because of how hot it was while I was there.

Lunde · 20/07/2026 17:56

BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 15:52

Sorry, we’re going to the north. Puerto de la cruz

Looks OK to me ATM - 25.30C

.... are you sure DH isn't looking at minimum - ie night temps?

To expect Spain to be hot in August!?
francy99 · 20/07/2026 17:54

Remember that’s the temperature in the shade so in the sun it will be much higher. Also as previous posts have said, I know the Tenerife is Spanish but the climate is totally different to mainland Spain

EasternStandard · 20/07/2026 17:52

Crunchymum · 20/07/2026 17:24

I just knew when I opened the thread it would be about a Canarian Island.

Fuertventura is showing similar temps (very low 20's) on Accuweather which is concerning me a little.

We chose this island as we can't do "too" hot but 20c would be incredibly disappointing.

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Tbf we were surprised at Tenerife temp and choose elsewhere now. It was the north of the island though.

emmas123 · 20/07/2026 17:52

No help to the OP here, but laughing at the (justified) Tenerife vs Spain comments.

...I think I'm going to tell people I'm going on a UK break then book a flight to Gibraltar 😆

Trumpisacunt · 20/07/2026 17:51

The temperatures are measured in the shade so will feel a lot warmer in the sun...i got back from tenerife a week ago and the temperatures were showing mid 20's but it was definitely way warmer than that and definitely hot enough for the pool

PinkEasterbunny · 20/07/2026 17:48

OP, you could ask MN to amend the title of your post?

TheBewleySisters · 20/07/2026 17:48

But Tenerife is off the coast of Africa, it's not in the Med - different climate to mainland Spain and the Costas.

MrsClattenburg · 20/07/2026 17:45

Laufi · 20/07/2026 17:41

The OP isn’t going anywhere near Spain though.

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I know 🤦‍♀️ I realised after posting that this was directed at another poster who said they were going to Spain and hoping for hot weather.

PinkEasterbunny · 20/07/2026 17:44

PinkEasterbunny · 20/07/2026 17:36

I am currently in the Canaries and it’s seriously hot, definitely hotter than the uk weather we’ve been having

Just to add that we walked out last night, and on our way back, around 10.30pm, the on-street temperature displays were showing 27 degrees.

Laufi · 20/07/2026 17:41

MrsClattenburg · 20/07/2026 17:39

We've just returned from (Southern) Spain and it was HOT!!!

I like it hot but 35° between 9am and 8pm was even too hot for me 🥵

The OP isn’t going anywhere near Spain though.

catmothertes1 · 20/07/2026 17:41

Hohumbrumbrum · 20/07/2026 16:48

See

That sounds perfect. Is the OP just looking at the 20 which is the night time temperature?

MrsClattenburg · 20/07/2026 17:39

We've just returned from (Southern) Spain and it was HOT!!!

I like it hot but 35° between 9am and 8pm was even too hot for me 🥵

Vaguelyclassical · 20/07/2026 17:38

BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 17:27

You mean a first world problem.
even so, it is OK for people to be disappointed about things they are looking forward to and have paid for.

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Disappointed? So you haven't been bothering to read all the posts in which people are pointing you towards weather sites that make it quite clear that your destination is going to be pleasantly warm at the very least?

Smartiepants79 · 20/07/2026 17:36

BBC weather for puerto de La Cruz appears to be high 20’s for the next 10 days…

PinkEasterbunny · 20/07/2026 17:36

I am currently in the Canaries and it’s seriously hot, definitely hotter than the uk weather we’ve been having

dizzydizzydizzy · 20/07/2026 17:36

Are you looking at the forecast for Tenerife North. Most people go to Tenerife South. There is a big temperature difference.

palorina · 20/07/2026 17:33

I'd just be relieved not to be going to mainland Spain next week where CdSol is forecasting 40d +.

Glowingup · 20/07/2026 17:31

Glowingup · 20/07/2026 17:30

What app are people using? Both Fuerteventura and Tenerife (including the North) are high 20s, nearly 30 on the met office app.

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Sorry just saw you said accuweather. Maybe not so accurate after all. Fuerte in July/August is sweltering, as is Tenerife.

PeonyBulb · 20/07/2026 17:31

Weather patterns have changed the last few years so June I found is always the guaranteed hot month followed by July and August is often hit and miss with temp and rain.

Glowingup · 20/07/2026 17:30

Crunchymum · 20/07/2026 17:24

I just knew when I opened the thread it would be about a Canarian Island.

Fuertventura is showing similar temps (very low 20's) on Accuweather which is concerning me a little.

We chose this island as we can't do "too" hot but 20c would be incredibly disappointing.

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What app are people using? Both Fuerteventura and Tenerife (including the North) are high 20s, nearly 30 on the met office app.

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BlackBean2023 · 20/07/2026 17:27

MyDeftDuck · 20/07/2026 16:34

FFS……..bit of a ‘third world problem’ !

You mean a first world problem.
even so, it is OK for people to be disappointed about things they are looking forward to and have paid for.

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