Santa Cruz de Tenerife
| Piiluu | 1833 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Demonym | santacrucero, chicharrero, santacrucera, chicharrera |
| Continent | Europe |
| Paaloŋ | Spain |
| Capital of | Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands |
| Kapital/teŋkpoŋ | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinate location | 28°28′0″N 16°15′0″W |
| Highest point | Cruz de Taborno |
| Office held by head of government | mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Head of government | Patricia Hernández Gutiérrez |
| Public holiday | Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Contains settlement | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Shares border with | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, El Rosario, Tenerife |
| Postal code | 38001–38010 |
| Official website | https://www.santacruzdetenerife.es/ |
| Flag | flags of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Coat of arms | Q5838284 |
| Patron saint | St. James the Elder |
| Local dialing code | 922 |
| Licence plate code | TF |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Santa Cruz de Tenerife |

Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spanish: [ˈsanta ˈkɾuθ ðe teneˈɾife] ⓘ; locally [ˈsanta ˈkɾus ðe teneˈɾife]), naŋ e ŋmaa ŋmaa lɛ Santa Cruz, e la paaloŋ, naŋ e kapital ko island naŋ be Tenerife, Province ko Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ane a kapital sere mine kaŋa ko a Canary Islands, neŋ a Las Palmas. Santa Cruz taa la noba yagroŋ neŋ 211,436 (2024) naŋ be a administrative semmo.[1]
Administrative Pommu
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Santa Cruz po-eŋɛɛ administrative desekyere anuu, naŋ la leɛ kyɛ-ŋma eŋ desekyere bilii mine, na naŋ ba maale pukyaare a saakonnoŋ zentaaba.
| No | District | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaga | 14,135 |
| 2 | Centro-Ifara | 53,652 |
| 3 | La Salud-La Salle | 70,120 |
| 4 | Ofra-Costa Sur | 47,977 |
| 5 | Distrito Suroeste | 41,136 |
Urban Sculptures
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Sol Rojo by Edgar Neget
- Homenaje a Millares by Claude Viseux
- Sin titulo by Federico Assler
- Monumento al Gato by Óscar Domíngez
- Femme Bouteille by Joan Miró
- Sin titulo by Andreu Alfaro
- Lo llevo bien by Julio Nieto
Cultural events
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Festival de Música Clásica de Canarias.
- Festival de Ópera de Tenerife.
- Tenerife International Film Music Festival
- Festival de Zarzuela de Canarias.
- Festival Santa Blues de Tenerife.
- Plátano Rock Festival.
- MUMES. Mestizo Music Festival.
- Festival de Salsa del Atlántico.
- Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Día de la Cruz (Cross Day)
- Rock Coast Festival
- Premios Cadena Dial
- Recreation Gesta July 25
- Tenerife Zombie Walk
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Santa Cruz de Tenerife
WMO ID: 60020; Climate ID: C449C; coordinates 28°27′48″N 16°15′19″W; elevation: 36 m (118 ft); 1991–2020 provisional normals, extremes 1920–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.4
(83.1) |
31.2
(88.2) |
35.4
(95.7) |
35.2
(95.4) |
36.4
(97.5) |
37.1
(98.8) |
42.6
(108.7) |
40.4
(104.7) |
39.3
(102.7) |
38.1
(100.6) |
34.0
(93.2) |
28.2
(82.8) |
42.6
(108.7) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 24.4
(75.9) |
24.9
(76.8) |
26.5
(79.7) |
27.3
(81.1) |
29.1
(84.4) |
31.3
(88.3) |
34.4
(93.9) |
34.0
(93.2) |
31.9
(89.4) |
30.4
(86.7) |
28.1
(82.6) |
25.2
(77.4) |
35.7
(96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1
(70.0) |
21.3
(70.3) |
22.1
(71.8) |
23.0
(73.4) |
24.5
(76.1) |
26.6
(79.9) |
28.8
(83.8) |
29.3
(84.7) |
28.2
(82.8) |
26.6
(79.9) |
24.2
(75.6) |
22.2
(72.0) |
24.8
(76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.3
(64.9) |
18.4
(65.1) |
19.0
(66.2) |
19.9
(67.8) |
21.3
(70.3) |
23.2
(73.8) |
25.2
(77.4) |
25.8
(78.4) |
25.1
(77.2) |
23.6
(74.5) |
21.4
(70.5) |
19.5
(67.1) |
21.7
(71.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.5
(59.9) |
15.4
(59.7) |
15.9
(60.6) |
16.8
(62.2) |
18.1
(64.6) |
19.9
(67.8) |
21.5
(70.7) |
22.3
(72.1) |
21.9
(71.4) |
20.6
(69.1) |
18.5
(65.3) |
16.8
(62.2) |
18.6
(65.5) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 13.0
(55.4) |
13.1
(55.6) |
13.6
(56.5) |
14.6
(58.3) |
16.0
(60.8) |
17.9
(64.2) |
19.6
(67.3) |
20.6
(69.1) |
20.1
(68.2) |
18.2
(64.8) |
15.8
(60.4) |
14.6
(58.3) |
12.4
(54.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.4
(48.9) |
8.1
(46.6) |
9.5
(49.1) |
9.4
(48.9) |
12.0
(53.6) |
13.4
(56.1) |
16.5
(61.7) |
14.6
(58.3) |
16.5
(61.7) |
14.6
(58.3) |
10.1
(50.2) |
10.0
(50.0) |
8.1
(46.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.8
(1.13) |
33.7
(1.33) |
37.8
(1.49) |
10.3
(0.41) |
3.5
(0.14) |
0.6
(0.02) |
0.1
(0.00) |
3.5
(0.14) |
4.5
(0.18) |
24.4
(0.96) |
35.8
(1.41) |
36.8
(1.45) |
219.7
(8.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.80 | 6.63 | 6.93 | 5.13 | 2.53 | 0.77 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 2.23 | 6.00 | 8.83 | 8.53 | 56.40 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62.7 | 62.2 | 61.5 | 60.5 | 59.9 | 59.8 | 57.5 | 59.8 | 63.6 | 65.0 | 64.4 | 65.0 | 61.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 187.8 | 191.5 | 235.1 | 253.3 | 289.2 | 312.0 | 346.3 | 329.9 | 267.8 | 227.9 | 179.9 | 177.8 | 2,998.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 57.7 | 60.1 | 63.0 | 65.9 | 68.2 | 74.4 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 72.5 | 63.9 | 55.7 | 55.3 | 66.6 |
| Source 1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia (AEMET OpenData) for temperatures and precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Sunshine hours) | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1981–2010 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0
(69.8) |
21.2
(70.2) |
22.1
(71.8) |
22.7
(72.9) |
24.1
(75.4) |
26.2
(79.2) |
28.7
(83.7) |
29.0
(84.2) |
28.1
(82.6) |
26.3
(79.3) |
24.1
(75.4) |
22.1
(71.8) |
24.6
(76.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2
(64.8) |
18.3
(64.9) |
19.0
(66.2) |
19.7
(67.5) |
21.0
(69.8) |
22.9
(73.2) |
25.0
(77.0) |
25.5
(77.9) |
24.9
(76.8) |
23.4
(74.1) |
21.3
(70.3) |
19.4
(66.9) |
21.5
(70.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4
(59.7) |
15.3
(59.5) |
15.9
(60.6) |
16.5
(61.7) |
17.8
(64.0) |
19.5
(67.1) |
21.2
(70.2) |
21.9
(71.4) |
21.7
(71.1) |
20.3
(68.5) |
18.4
(65.1) |
16.6
(61.9) |
18.4
(65.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32
(1.3) |
35
(1.4) |
38
(1.5) |
12
(0.5) |
4
(0.2) |
1
(0.0) |
trace | 2
(0.1) |
7
(0.3) |
19
(0.7) |
34
(1.3) |
43
(1.7) |
226
(8.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | trace | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 29.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178 | 186 | 221 | 237 | 282 | 306 | 337 | 319 | 253 | 222 | 178 | 168 | 2,913 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average sea temperature °C (°F) | 20.1
(68.3) |
19.4
(66.8) |
19.3
(66.7) |
19.5
(67.2) |
20.1
(68.3) |
21.1
(70.1) |
22.0
(71.5) |
22.8
(73.1) |
23.7
(74.6) |
23.6
(74.4) |
22.3
(72.1) |
20.8
(69.4) |
21.2
(70.2) |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 12.2 |
| Average Ultraviolet index | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Source: seatemperature.org (sea temperature) | |||||||||||||
| Source: Weather Atlas | |||||||||||||
Nimie Nɔmilimɛ ziiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Attractions
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]



- Calle de la Noria
- Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre
- Parque Marítimo César Manrique
- Playa de Las Teresitas
- Auditorio de Tenerife
- Teatro Guimerá
- Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Palacio Insular de Tenerife
- Casa del Carnaval (Carnival House of Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
- Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
In the environs:
- Macizo de Anaga
- Igueste de San Andrés
- Taganana
- San Andrés
Skyscrapers
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Torres de Santa Cruz
- Rascacielos de la avenida Tres de Mayo
- Edificio Olimpo
- Edificio Juan Amador
Parks and squares
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Parque García Sanabria
- Parque de La Granja
- Plaza de 25 de julio (de los Patos)
- Plaza de España
- Plaza de la Candelaria
- Plaza del Príncipe
- Plaza de Weyler
- Plaza del Chicharro
Churches and historical monuments
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Iglesia de La Concepción (church)
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (church)
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (church)
- Iglesia de San José (church)
- Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (governing body of the island)
- Castle of St John the Baptist or Castillo Negro
- Castle of San Cristóbal
- Castle of San Andrés
- Parlamento de Canarias (Parliament of the Canary Islands)
- Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Sakuuri Yeltare
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Tɛmpileti:Expand section International schools:
- Lycée Français de Tenerife "Jules Verne" (French school)
- Deutsche Schule Santa Cruz de Tenerife (German school) in nearby El Rosario
- Svenska Skolan Teneriffa (Swedish school) in nearby Arona
- British School of Tenerife with campuses in La Orotava, Los Realejos, and Puerto de la Cruz
- Wingate School (British school) in Arona
Celebrations of the city
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]

- 27 January, anniversary of the designation of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as the capital of the Canary Islands.[2]
- February, Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (of International Tourist Interest).
- 3 May, May festivities. Día de la Cruz (Day of the City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
- 25 July, the day of Saint James the Great (patron saint of Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and defeat of Admiral Nelson. This festival is part of the acts of the Recreation Gesta July 25.
Consulates
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]A consulates bezie la Santa Cruz de Tenerife la ama:
International relations
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Twin towns – sister cities
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Santa Cruz de Tenerife is twinned with:
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Nembanne mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Tɛmpileti:Unreferenced section
- Rafael Arozarena, (1923–2009), writer

- Fernando Fernández Martín (born 1943), politician
- Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (born 1967), film director
- Simón de Herrera (1754–1813), interim governor of Spanish Texas and of Nuevo León.
- Julio Hormiga (born 1985), retired footballer
- Maria Rozman (1971–), news director of Telemundo Washington, D.C., and Telemundo Denver and Univisión Denver.
- Àngel Guimerà (1845–1924), writer
- Adán Martín Menis (1943–2010), politician
- Luis Molowny (1925–2010), football player
- Leopoldo O'Donnell (1809–1867), politician
- Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera (born 1968), founder of Racing Engineering
- Ayoze Pérez (born 1993), football player
- Pedro, (born 1987), footballer
- Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, (born 1936), writer
- Eduardo Westerdahl (1902–1983), art critic and author
- Andrew Wolfson (1890–1978), cricketer
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[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Tɛmpileti:Wikivoyage inline
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- Santa Cruz 360° Archived 3 Gyoonoɔre 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014819/http://www2.gobiernodecanarias.org/istac/estadisticas/E30260A_1/php/pob_001.php?anyo=2013&territorio=38038
- ↑ 188 Aniversario de la designación de Santa Cruz como capital de Canarias
- ↑ "The International Affairs Department (IAD)". Sanantonio.gov. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Villes jumelées avec la Ville de Nice" (in French). Ville de Nice. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
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