Climate averages 1991–2020
Palma weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Palma: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 13 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sant Boi de Llobregat (204 km away). In April its highs average 16.6°C, 2.2°C cooler than Palma, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Palma ranks joint 38th of 93 for the warmest April highs and joint 16th of 93 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 93 cities is 18.3°C; Palma is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 35 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Palma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 34 | 6.3 | 9.710 h |
| February | 14.1°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 31 | 6.3 | 10.711 h |
| March | 16.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 26 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 35 | 6.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 29 | 4.9 | 14.314 h |
| June | 27.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 16 | 2.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 30.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 30.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 | 2.4 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 42 | 6.4 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 51 | 7.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 51 | 7.9 | 10.010 h |
| December | 15.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 | 6.3 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Sant Boi de Llobregat in AprilSpain · 204 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 10.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Barcelona in AprilSpain · 207 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 9.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Tarragona in AprilSpain · 209 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Badalona in AprilSpain · 212 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Reus in AprilSpain · 220 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.2°C · 54 mm rain
- Mataró in AprilSpain · 220 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 10.2°C · 55 mm rain
- Rubí in AprilSpain · 220 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 61 mm rain
- Sabadell in AprilSpain · 224 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 61 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Palma) is explained once on the Palma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.