Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38020
Güímar
Güímar: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Güímar offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
22,009
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#572 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~114 min; airport ~62 min; Renfe ~1,526 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.8/10
Better than other places. About 3,242 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.6% of padrón; international residents 5.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.1% over the series; mean age 44.0; foreign residents 5.4%; property prices +8.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,812; Natura 2000 covers about 66.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Güímar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44
<16
14.1%
16–64
68%
65+
17.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 19,098 (94.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,092 (5.4%)
- Italy: 227
- Venezuela: 159
- Germany: 87
- Cuba: 73
- Ecuador: 53
- Poland: 49
- France: 47
- Colombia: 33
English speakers ≈ 21
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 143% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 38001 (33.4km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Siete Lomas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.8 km
- 03Malpaís de Güímar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 5.4 km
- 04El Teide (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 6.4 km
- 05La Resbala (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.8 km
Day trip
- 06Ifonche (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.6 km
- 07Anaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 26.9 km
- 08Acantilados de La Culata (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.7 km
- 09Barranco del Infierno (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 29.8 km
- 10Montaña Roja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 30.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Güímar
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Güímar you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.1%
SEPE unemployed
1,508
Affiliated workers (approx.)
10,549
Self-employed (approx.)
1,796
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€21,777,935
Expenses
€21,216,790
Balance
€561,145
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Carmen Luisa Castro Dorta (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte (TFN) · 38.8 km · 62 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 132.9 km · 114 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1781.1 km · 1527 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 45.7 km · 39 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 203.5 km · 284 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1780.2 km · 1526 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TITSA · Estación de Guaguas de Güímar · 4.8 km · 4 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
11,044
502 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,105
232 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,143
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
41
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
157
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Güímar averages about 3242 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~67%
About 67% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 87.2%
SETELECO reports 87.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Güímar
Güímar is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,293 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1093 €/m². Compare Güímar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38020 · CP 38020 · lat 28.29521844843435, lon -16.432539180144794 · 88 m · Income: €34,496