Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 2% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: November to April. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
A good place. At the right time.
Best time to visitMallorca & the Balearics.
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Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with October.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 8.0/10
Overnight stays are 59% of the busiest month.
Based on Illes Balears regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 76°F
- Sea temperature
- 74°F
- Crowds
- Moderate
About 5 rain days in a typical October, with about 11 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Price context. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €114 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote. Price-check Ibiza–Formentera separately from the wider region. The 2024–2025 October hotel averages were €135 in Ibiza–Formentera, versus €114 across the Balearics, per occupied room-night. Hotel mixes differ; VAT is excluded. Historical averages, not booking quotes. Includes provisional figures.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Illes Balears, including Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera. Conditions vary within the region.
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October at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 8.0/10
Overnight stays are 59% of the busiest month.
About 5 rain days in a typical October, with about 11 hours of daylight.
Price-check Ibiza–Formentera separately from the wider region. The 2024–2025 October hotel averages were €135 in Ibiza–Formentera, versus €114 across the Balearics, per occupied room-night. Hotel mixes differ; VAT is excluded. Historical averages, not booking quotes. Includes provisional figures. Sources and scope.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the October guide- Afternoon high
- 76°F
- Night low
- —
- Sea temperature
- 74°F
- Rain days
- 5
- Daylight
- 11h 14m
- Crowds
- Moderate
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | October | 8.0 | 9.4/10 Excellent | Moderate | Moderate | 76°F | — | 74°F | 5 | 11h 14m |
| #2 | May | 7.9 | 9.6/10 Excellent | Busy | Moderate | 75°F | — | 66°F | 3 | 14h 19m |
| #3 | April | 7.8 | 7.8/10 Very good | Low | Moderate | 69°F | — | 61°F | 5 | 13h 12m |
| #4 | June | 7.5 | 10.0/10 Excellent | Peak | Pricey | 84°F | — | 73°F | 2 | 14h 57m |
| #5 | March | 7.5 | 6.5/10 Good | Low | Moderate | 64°F | — | 58°F | 6 | 11h 53m |
| #6 | September | 7.3 | 9.7/10 Excellent | Peak | Pricey | 83°F | — | 78°F | 5 | 12h 31m |
| #7 | July | 7.0 | 10.0/10 Excellent | Peak | Expensive | 89°F | — | 78°F | 0 | 14h 43m |
| #8 | August | 6.6 | 9.6/10 Excellent | Peak | Expensive | 89°F | — | 80°F | 1 | 13h 46m |
| #9 | November | 6.3 | 6.9/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 67°F | — | 68°F | 8 | 10h 03m |
| #10 | December | 5.9 | 6.3/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 62°F | — | 62°F | 5 | 9h 24m |
| #11 | February | 5.8 | 5.5/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 60°F | — | 58°F | 6 | 10h 41m |
| #12 | January | 5.6 | 5.4/10 Good | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 60°F | — | 59°F | 6 | 9h 40m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · October
October
- High
- 76°F
- Low
- No data
- Rain
- 5 days
- Crowds
- Moderate
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Illes Balears regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 47.9 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: April to October. No month has a poor weather score.
Peak-season months: June to September. Low-season months: November to April.
The two busiest months account for 36% of annual overnight stays.
Historical hotel revenue here averaged €202 per occupied room-night in August and €99 in January.
Euro figures use the 2024–2025 monthly average.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
October, outside the busy season.
Very good or better April to October. June to July share the highest displayed weather score (10.0/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: October.
Lower prices
January to March.
These are three lower-price months on the historical regional hotel series. The lowest monthly average is €87 per occupied room-night in February. It uses the 2024–2025 monthly average. These are average revenues, not current booking quotes.
Regional month ranks do not rank individual islands. See the April opening pattern and May island price differences.
School holidays
Summer break meets peak season.
If your dates follow US school breaks: summer (June–August) falls in peak season here. Spring break (March–April) falls in low season.
Local families travel too: at least 30% of people in Spain live where schools are out on a typical day June to August and December. Spain's school calendar for September isn't fully published yet. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and official calendars.)
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Off season throughout.
Many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
60–62°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter start, a busier finish.
March and April fall in low season; May falls in busy season.
64–75°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
Peak season throughout.
84–89°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September falls in peak season; October falls in moderate season; November falls in off season. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
67–83°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Mallorca & the Balearics.
How we know
Selected month guides add local accommodation prices and spring hotel-opening context. These figures do not change the ratings. Sources, dates and scope.
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | ES53 · Illes Balears |
| Region type | Beach (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 78%, coastal 100%, mountain 0%; median ground height 104 m) |
| Population used | 1.2 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | 33 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.2°C), night lows off by more than 4°F (2°C), so not shown. |
| Climate index | HCI:Beach, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 82% |
| Accommodation mix | 86% hotels, 0% camping |
| Hotel rates | INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 84 |
| Daylight latitude | 39.58° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are regional where the page says so (INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room), otherwise national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.