Cheap Holidays to Tenerife Playa de las Americas: When to Go

February is the shoulder month here, and it is usually when low cost holidays to Playa de las Americas are easiest to find. The weather station at nearby Adeje records highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C that month. It is also one of the damper months, with around six rain days and 27mm of rain. That is still mild for anyone leaving a British winter, but bring a light layer for the evenings.

The rest of the year is warm, so demand stays steady. January and December reach about 21°C. April and May have only around two rain days each. July is the driest month, with no rain recorded, and August peaks at about 28°C. As anywhere popular with British families, packages during the UK school holidays generally cost more. Term-time dates in spring, autumn or early winter usually give more room to manoeuvre, and October still reaches about 26°C.

Playa de las Américas is a large, well-established resort, and its short transfer from Tenerife South is part of what makes cheap Playa de las Americas holidays practical. Less time on a coach means less of your first and last days lost to travel. With Siam Park, Aqualand Costa Adeje and Loros del Sur all within about a mile, many days out need no taxi or car hire.

It is worth widening your search to the edges of town too. Los Cristianos is around a mile away, with Playa de Los Cristianos and Honda Beach on its shoreline. Playa del Duque, about 2 miles away, lies along the Costa Adeje coast. Comparing hotel prices across these neighbouring stretches of shore can turn up holiday deals to Tenerife Playa de las Americas that a search for one street would miss.

Flexibility counts for more than anything else. Midweek flights are often easier on the budget than weekend departures. It also pays to check every UK airport you could reasonably reach, as regional airports sometimes carry different fares from the main London hubs. Booking well ahead for school holidays and keeping an eye out later for term-time dates both make sense, because these are the two booking windows where cheap holidays to Las Americas Tenerife tend to appear.

What you do once you arrive matters as well. Self-catering keeps daily costs in your own hands. All inclusive suits families who would rather know the total before they fly. Free days are easy to fill here: the beaches at Playa de las Vistas and Playa Los Callados are close by. About 5 miles away, the Punta Rasca Lighthouse and the Reserva Natural Especial del Malpaís de la Rasca make a good walk on a day without the water parks. You can compare Playa de las Americas holiday deals from Jet2holidays, TUI holidays, loveholidays and On the Beach on this page, alongside hotel prices and tours.

Tenerife South (TFS) is the airport to aim for. It has direct flights from the UK, and the drive to Playa de las Américas takes about 14 minutes. Tenerife North (TFN) has no direct UK flights, and the drive from there is around 53 minutes, so it rarely suits a short break.

Most British travellers book cheap holidays in Playa de las Americas as a package, with flights, hotel and transfer bundled together. You can choose the board basis, from self-catering to all inclusive, and the transfer from Tenerife South is one of the shortest you will find. If you would rather drive yourself, you can compare car hire here. Los Cristianos ferry port is only about a mile away for trips by sea, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife is around 40 miles away.