Spain
Mallorca in January
🧥 WinterCool and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why January scores 9.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.2
- ✓Cool (17°C highs / 9°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 8.9°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~44 mm rain)
- Air quality9.9
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~6 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.3 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 17° / 9° | 24° / 16° |
| Rain | 44 mm | 32 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 9° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 6 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Palma de Mallorca weather-station normals. Rainfall: Palma de Mallorca weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsJanuary 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- New Year 1–3 Jan · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Epiphany (6 Jan)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore MallorcaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyThe largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, visited for beaches and coves, the Serra de Tramuntana mountains and the city of Palma.
Sant SebastiàEvery year20 January every year, with the main party on the eve
Palma's patron saint festival, with bonfires, barbecues and concerts.
Why go: The evening of 19 January is the liveliest.
Where: Palma
Almond blossomDate variesUsually late January to February
Almond trees flower across the island.
Why go: A quiet time to visit.
Where: Inland plains and hillsides
Coming up later
Moros i Cristians (Firó)Date variesUsually mid-May
A reenactment of a 1561 battle against pirates.
Why go: It is noisy; expect crowds.
Where: Sóller and Port de Sóller
Nit de Sant JoanEvery year23 June every year
Midsummer eve with bonfires and gatherings on beaches.
Why go: Popular beaches are busy at night.
Where: Beaches around the island
Palma Cathedral (La Seu)
A large Gothic cathedral on the Palma waterfront, with work by Gaudí inside.
Serra de Tramuntana
A UNESCO-listed mountain range with stone villages and hiking trails.
Valldemossa
A mountain village where Chopin and George Sand wintered.
Sóller and its vintage train
A wooden train runs from Palma to the valley town of Sóller.
Cala Mondragó and southeast coves
Sheltered coves in a natural park.
💡 Summer car parks fill early; arrive in the morning.
Coves del Drac
Large caves near Porto Cristo with an underground lake.
Ensaïmada
A spiral pastry dusted with icing sugar.
💡 Bakeries island-wide
Sobrassada
A soft, spreadable paprika-cured sausage.
💡 Markets and delis
Tumbet
Layered fried aubergine, potato and pepper in tomato sauce.
💡 Traditional restaurants
Pa amb oli
Bread with olive oil, tomato and toppings.
💡 Bars and cafes
Frit mallorquí
Fried offal or lamb with potatoes and vegetables.
💡 Traditional restaurants
Ensaïmada
Boxed pastries carried home on flights.
💡 Bakeries and the airport
Olive oil
Oil from Tramuntana olive groves.
💡 Markets and delis
Robes de llengües fabric
Traditional Mallorcan 'tongues' cloth.
💡 Textile shops
Siurell
Small white clay whistles painted red and green.
💡 Craft shops