What grows on Tenerife's south coast

Zone climate

• 19.1°yearly average
• 15°night in the coldest month
• 25°day in the warmest month
• 369mm of rain per year

Medians over zone points about 1 km apart: 1981–2010 averages (CHELSA), adjusted for altitude with Copernicus DEM.

Where it is

Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas, Costa Adeje, Las Galletas, El Médano, Candelaria

Arona 72%San Miguel de Abona 50%Granadilla de Abona 44%Adeje 37%Santa Cruz de Tenerife 34%Candelaria 29%Güímar 29%Arico 28%Fasnia 21%Guía de Isora 17%Arafo 16%

Marianna's tips

• A lawn here drinks water all year. Gravel, succulents and local shrubs look just as good.
• Bougainvillea, lantana and agave cope with heat and wind; hibiscus and frangipani need watering.
• Water at dawn or at night: by day water evaporates and drops scorch the leaves.