Mallorca month by month
Mallorca in May
Long days, 24 °C and the coves still quiet: for many locals, May is the best month of the year.
In May, Palma has an average high of 24 °C and an average low of 15 °C, the sea is around 20 °C and it rains on about 8 days (averages 2016–2025).
For many locals, May is the best month: long days, highs of around 24 °C, everything open and the coves still quiet. The sea warms up over the month and by the end it is around 20 °C, fresh but perfect for the first swim. It is a good time for the coves you reach on foot, before the heat.
In May Sóller celebrates the Firó, the battle of Moors and Christians that recalls the landing of 1561 and fills the town and the port with people in costume. Many towns hold fairs, such as Sineu's. And if you are heading north: from mid-May the Formentor road has daytime restrictions for cars (see the rules below).
Updated in October 2026
