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Palma, the capital of Mallorca and the Balearic Islands, sits on the southern coast of the island on the Bay of Palma in the western Mediterranean, backed by the Serra de Tramuntana mountains, at approximately 39.57°N, 2.65°E. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters — with abundant sunshine and the moderating influence of the surrounding sea.
Summer, from June to September, is hot, dry and sunny, with July and August the warmest months — average highs around 30–31°C and warm nights — tempered by sea breezes, though the humidity from the surrounding Mediterranean can make it feel sultry. Rain is essentially absent for months and skies are reliably clear, making it the peak season on the island's beaches.
Winter, from December to February, is mild and the wettest season, with January the coolest month — average highs around 15–16°C and mild nights near 5–7°C, with frost rare on the coast though the Tramuntana mountains to the north can see occasional snow. Mediterranean weather systems bring most of the year's rain, along with cooler, greyer, sometimes stormy spells.
Palma is dry, receiving only around 400–450 mm of rain a year, concentrated in autumn and winter — October is often the wettest month, when warm sea temperatures can fuel intense downpours — while the summer is essentially rainless. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Palma's island setting keeps its climate mild and even, with the surrounding Mediterranean moderating both summer heat and winter cold. Its most dramatic weather comes in autumn, when the sea is at its warmest and intense, slow-moving storms — known in Spain as the gota fría — can dump torrential rain on the island in a few hours, causing flash floods, while the Tramuntana mountains shelter the city from the northerly winds that batter Mallorca's north coast.
To follow any single measurement in Palma more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.