Palma de Mallorca weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · coastal city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Palma de Mallorca is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with June and August close behind. Palma de Mallorca averages about 2,860 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,860
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 513 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 438k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Palma de Mallorca?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Palma de Mallorca is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (44/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Palma de Mallorca?
Palma de Mallorca gets a lot of sun: around 2,860 hours a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate July (94) from January (44), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #23 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 40% of the annual 513 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 47 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 40 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 52 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 36 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 47 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 37 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 21° / 70°F | 14 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 10 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 91 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 25 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 63 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 63 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 68 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 80 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 51 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Palma de Mallorca by month
The sea off Palma de Mallorca is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in January at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mahón (Maó) Spain · 131 km · best in Jun · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Ibiza (Eivissa) Spain · 140 km · best in Jul · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Barcelona Spain · 202 km · best in Jun · 2,700 h sun/yr
- Reus Spain · 222 km · best in Jun · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Castellón de la Plana Spain · 239 km · best in Jul · 2,816 h sun/yr
- Girona Spain · 262 km · best in Jun · 2,702 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Palma de Mallorca compares month by month: Palma de Mallorca vs Barcelona · Palma de Mallorca vs Heraklion · Palma de Mallorca vs Ibiza (Eivissa) · Palma de Mallorca vs Mahón (Maó) · all comparisons
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