Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias
Candelaria
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands.
Living in Candelaria
Candelaria is a Tenerife coastal town of 29,000 built around the great basilica of the Virgin of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands, its seafront lined with bronze statues of the island's pre-conquest Guanche kings and backed by black-sand beaches. The subtropical climate is even and mild — winters around 14°C, summers a temperate 25°C. It has a settled international mix for its size, with a notable German community and a large Venezuelan one, though most residents are Spanish-born. La Laguna is half an hour up the coast, with the northern airport and a hospital both within about half an hour.
Candelaria's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Candelaria's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 72% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 4 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.2°C
- Rainy days a year 62 days
- Winter average temp 14.4°C
Higher than 71% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 4 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 94%
- Drive to nearest airport 27 min
- Registered long-let rent €9.37/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.2°C
Higher than 65% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 4 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 12
- PISA maths (region) 447
- Registered long-let rent €9.37/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 28 min
Higher than 57% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 28 min to a hospital and 14.4°C average winters.
- Winter average temp 14.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 28 min
- Surgical wait (region) 106 days
- Registered long-let rent €9.37/m²·mo
Higher than 56% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands. A strong pick for American retirees — 28 min to a hospital and 14.4°C average winters.
- Winter average temp 14.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 28 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.33 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €9.37/m²·mo
Higher than 56% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A pretty town with colorful houses, home to the Basílica of Our Lady of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary Islands. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 4 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €9.37/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,334
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.2°C
What is the climate like in Candelaria?
Candelaria's reported winter average is 14.4°C, while July–August highs reach 25.2°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 14.4°C top 2% of 8,131 towns 6.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 25.2°C top 8% of 8,131 towns 5°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 62 days top 47% of 8,088 towns 9% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 6.4 h/day bottom 18% of 3,829 towns 12% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+)
- no local data
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.15 ha/km² bottom 40% of 8,132 towns 2.16 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 2 bottom 42% of 8,132 towns 4 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 30.9% bottom 1% of 8,130 towns 8% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Candelaria?
Candelaria's nearest health centre is 74.2 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 28 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 28 min top 38% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 74.2 km bottom 2% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 106 days #12 of 17 regions, +3 days vs national about the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Candelaria?
Candelaria has 12 schools in town; the nearest international school is 16 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 12 top 5% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 16 km top 16% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 447 #17 of 17 regions, −32 vs national 34 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Candelaria?
Candelaria's reported home price is €2,832/m², while registered long-let rent is €9.37/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,832/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 24% of 306 towns 28% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €9.37/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.53/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €11.6/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.97% bottom 36% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €15,334 top 36% of 8,059 towns 6% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 30.5% top 25% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Candelaria?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in the Canary Islands, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the the Canary Islands region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Candelaria?
Candelaria's reported population is 29,240.
Who lives here
- Population
- 29,240
- Born in Spain
- 83.6% 5.2% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.6% 0.2% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.33 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Candelaria?
Candelaria is a reported 27 min drive from the nearest airport, with 92% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 27 min top 6% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 92% top 41% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 94% top 48% of 8,132 towns 10% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Candelaria fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Candelaria against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 30 min from San Cristóbal de La Laguna, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Candelaria for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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