🇪🇸 Weather in Palma in May
This is what the weather in Palma (Mallorca, Spain) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
21.1 °C
19.4 °C – 22.4 °C
Avg. night-time low
17.7 °C
16.2 °C – 18.6 °C
Avg. rain days in period
7.3
24 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
37.7 mm
5.9 mm – 64.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
49 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
19.2 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 26.4 °C (26 May 2026) · Lowest temperature 13.0 °C (13 May 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 21 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 77Sunny
- 118Partly cloudy
- 42Cloudy
- 52Light rain
- 21Rain
Summary
- On average 21.1 °C during the day and 17.7 °C at night.
- On average 7.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 37.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 19.2 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2022 (avg. 22.4 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 19.4 °C).
- Wettest year: 2026 (64.0 mm), driest: 2017 (5.9 mm).
- Extremes: 26.4 °C on 26 May 2026 and 13.0 °C on 13 May 2018.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max21.9°Avg. min18.6°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 64.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.9 °C
Max 26.4 °C · Min 16.0 °C
2025
Avg. max21.5°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 26.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 48 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.8 °C
Max 25.9 °C · Min 15.9 °C
2024
Avg. max21.3°Avg. min17.8°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 39.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 50 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.3 °C
Max 24.0 °C · Min 15.3 °C
2023
Avg. max21.1°Avg. min18.0°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.7 °C
Max 23.7 °C · Min 16.7 °C
2022
Avg. max22.4°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 16.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 45 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.5 °C
Max 26.2 °C · Min 15.7 °C
2021
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min17.0°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 44.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.7 °C
Max 23.7 °C · Min 14.1 °C
2020
Avg. max22.0°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 51.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 44 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.7 °C
Max 25.4 °C · Min 16.3 °C
2019
Avg. max19.5°Avg. min16.2°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 27.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 45 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 22.1 °C · Min 13.5 °C
2018
Avg. max19.4°Avg. min16.4°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 58.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 51 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 22.8 °C · Min 13.0 °C
2017
Avg. max21.9°Avg. min18.0°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 5.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.6 °C
Max 26.2 °C · Min 14.7 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Palma in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 21.1 °C, night-time lows 17.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 26.4 °C (26 May 2026), the lowest 13.0 °C (13 May 2018).
- How often does it rain in Palma in May?
- On average there were 7.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 37.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Palma in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 19.2 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (39.540, 2.650)
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