Palma climate — normals and trends
Palma (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 392 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Palma averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Palma has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 19 July 2023) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 18 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PalmaBalearic Islands
- coords
- 39.57°, 2.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
392mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
94 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.3 °C
19 July 2023
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
80 mm
7 September 2020
Windiest day
59.7 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
11 November 2001
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.1 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
11 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.1 h
14 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 15.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 33 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 68 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 40 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palma?
Palma has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 392 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palma?
The hottest day measured in Palma between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2023, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palma?
The coldest day measured in Palma between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Palma?
Almost never: Palma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palma warmed?
Yes: Palma warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palma?
The wettest day measured in Palma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2020, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palma?
The windiest day measured in Palma between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 59.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palma?
The warmest month in Palma is August (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Palma?
Palma receives on average 392 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palma?
Palma gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Palma?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, with 2.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palma?
Yes: Palma has on average 94 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palma?
In Palma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.1 °C on 2 February 1956.
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