Summer Sailing Bliss

The temperature can still get cool in the winter months, with a minimum average temperature of 9.5 ºC in January and seasonal storms that can make sailing difficult, especially for less experienced skippers, so the summer months are still certainly the best for sailing Mallorca. May to October provides ideal sailing conditions, with winds from 5 to 15 knots, a maximum temperature average of 30 ºC in August. The water temperature couldn’t be more ideal, with an average summer temperature of 25 ºC and not dropping below 20 ºC until November.

Waves will simply not be an issue in the summer months, and are rarely a threat during winter. Mallorca is exposed to the famous Tramontana wind, blowing NW from the French Pyrenees, at times quite intensely in the winter. More-experienced sailors will enjoy the challenge provided by this wind.

Crowd-Dodging Advice

Like many Mediterranean holiday destinations, Mallorca can get uncomfortably crowded during the peak tourist season. You might do yourself the favour of avoiding both the crowds and the height of the summer heat by staying away in July and August, particularly from the capital port city of Palma in the west. However, given the considerable size of Mallorca and the difficulty of accessibility to distant corners of the island, you might have luck seeking less busy anchorage on the eastern and northern sides of the island to take a stop and bask in the sunshine.

Learn to Sail in Mallorca

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