Mallorca's Mediterranean climate is an attraction to many, with Summer temperatures not too oppressive, and winter mildness making the Balearics the perfect location for city breaks in Palma, or walking tours of the West Coast around beautiful Deia. Humidity in Mallorca and the Balearics oscillates around 70% during the year. The good humidity and temperatures combine to offer a soothing holiday climate. Sunshine days are excellent, with around 300 days of sun per year, with an average of about 5 hours sun a day in winter and more than ten hours sunshine in the summer months.

Average temperatures in Mallorca
Mallorca's climate is typically Mediterranean, with warm average temperatures, hot and dry summers and pleasantly cool winters with temperatures rarely drifting below zero. The maximum summer temperature averages are situated between 29-31ºC and the minimum average nighttime temperatures in winter are 5-9ºC.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Max

14ºC

15ºC

19ºC

21ºC

25ºC

27ºC

30ºC

31ºC

28ºC

25ºC

18ºC

15ºC

Min

4ºC

5ºC

10ºC

12ºC

18ºC

20ºC

21ºC

22ºC

19ºC

16ºC

9ºC

6ºC

Sea

14ºC

14ºC

16ºC

18ºC

22ºC

24ºC

27ºC

28ºC

26ºC

22ºC

17ºC

14ºC

Rainfall
Mallorca averages 300 days of sunshine in a year. There is, however, a higher chance for mildly cold and wet weather from October to February so a beach holiday in Mallorca in October may not be the most ideal, although it's perfectly fine for walking and cycling inland.

With the rain in October and November, known as the winters spring, the landscape changes and many plants burst into life sprouting leaves, even blooming.

In the Autumn there is still a very good chance of seeing the sunshine for many days. Temperatures in Mallorca have in recent years held up very well in October. November is cooler and the winter is near. It is still often pleasantly warm for several hours a day although the nights can be quite chilly in Mallorca especially in the mountains of the north west.

Winds
Mallorca´s (Mallorca) sea breeze is known as the Embat; this wind is formed locally and is a result of the daily heating of the land in contrast to the regular sea temperature. The air that heats above land tends to rise and thus the cooler sea air is drawn towards the island. This means that the daily temperatures in summer are not particularly harsh on the coast.

Winter Temperatures in Mallorca
Mild Winter temperatures in Mallorca make this Mediterranean Island and the other Balearics ideal destinations for city breaks, walking breaks, specialist cycling holidays in the mountain regions and tours of monasteries and vineyards.

In winter the weather in Alcudia Mallorca and other coastal resorts rarely falls below zero, and in the north of Mallorca there are many cultural beauty spots to visit such as Soller with it's superb specialist shops and attractive centre, or Arta and Pollensa. Palma, the capital of Mallorca makes the perfect Winter city break offering a host of contemporary art galleries, museums, a spectacular cathedral and a choice of superb restaurants, cafes and bars. A trip to Palma off peak in the mild spring and winter months see cheaper rates on accommodation.

Recommended Books

Winter in Majorca As a five-year-old child, William Graves is taken in 1944 from England to a mountain village in Majorca, where his father, the poet Robert Graves, had returned with his new family to the place where he had lived before the war with Laura Riding. Young William grows up in the writer's shadow, while experiencing the way of life of the Majorcans which have hardly changed for hundreds of years, and participating in the day-to-day activities of the village. William Graves conveys the texture of life in Majorca - the food, the pattern of the seasons, the camaraderie and rivalries within the village, and the growing sense, from the 1960s onwards, that his fragile paradise was under threat. The book is also a portrait of Robert Graves, his "Muses" and his entourage, and a study of how the son of a famous father finds his own identity.

A Basketful of Snowflakes: One Mallorcan Spring Snowball Oranges is one of those books that leave you feeling disappointed you've come to the end of it when you've read the last page. Not to worry! Peter Kerr's little gem full of humour and joie de vivre is followed by a sequel and then another one and another one. Kerr's series of books remain consistently brilliant, original and entertaining as well as inspiring for all those who've ever had a dream. What's so special about Kerr's books is that he manages to see the funny side to everything in Mallorca and never ever bores the reader.