Tenerife
Spain · Europe
A UNESCO Starlight Reserve. The Teide Observatory sits above the clouds at 2,400m. Tenerife's latitude puts both northern and southern skies in reach — a year-round destination.
Best Season Year-round
Altitude 2,400m
Coordinates 28.30°N 16.50°W
Bortle Rating Bortle 2
Observable Phenomena
What's Visible
Milky Way (year-round), winter constellations, Saturn rings, Jupiter cloud bands, Orion Nebula, Pleiades
Best Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Photographer Notes
Cloud inversion below the park is common — you shoot above the clouds. The Teide caldera is extraordinary foreground. Autumn and spring offer most stable seeing.
Getting There & Staying
Parador de las Cañadas del Teide inside the national park. La Laguna and Santa Cruz offer affordable hotels. Organised telescope sessions available.