Today's weather for Sa coma, Spain30th Aug 2008 13:00

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Weather Overview for Sa coma

Sa Coma is a beach resort on Majorca’s east coast in Spain’s Balearic Islands. Thanks to the fantastic Mediterranean climate, with long hot dry summers and mild winters, the region is famed as a superb beach holiday destination and people arrive each summer from all over Europe.

The warm surrounding seas around the island help to dictate the climate, especially in the mild winter. Sunshine is in abundance with the town enjoying more than 300 days of sunshine a year on average.

SUMMER

Summer is the main time to visit Sa Coma. The temperatures are hot, the skies blue and rainfall almost non-existent. July and August are the hottest months, though average temperatures are above 20C from June through to September. July and August see daily highs usually reaching the low 30s but they can get higher, even up towards 40C during a summer heat wave. Thankfully the town enjoys the benefits of cooling sea breezes. Most notorious of these is the summer wind Embat, which is caused as hot air rises up off the island and draws in cool sea air in its place. It is very welcome on hot summer days!

June, July and August see an average rainfall of just over 40mm between them, representing only about 10% of annual rainfall. Sunshine is plentiful with an average of between 10 and 11 sunshine hours per day in summer.

The sea is great for swimming in summer, reaching about 26C in late summer and it stays warm enough for swimming right through until late autumn.

WINTER

Winters in Sa Coma are mild and it can be a good place to escape the cold felt in other parts of Europe. Average temperature drops to its lowest in January at 9 ºC, when lows can be around 4C at night but daytime highs up in the mid teens.

After autumn, winter is the wettest time but with only about 40-50mm per month on average there is still plenty of time for sunshine – winter days average a healthy 5-6 sunshine hours per day. Occasionally wet and windy stormy weather can occur in winter but its normally short lived and fine weather is more common in Sa Coma.

As Sa Coma is situated on Majorca’s east coast it is a little warmer and drier than other parts of the island. The reason for this is the mountains in the islands centre that act as a weather block for inclement weather coming from the north and west. Sometimes it can be windy and rainy on one side of the island but sunny on the other.

SPRING AND AUTUMN

Both spring and autumn are good times to visit Sa Coma; the weather is still excellent and the town is quieter and cheaper than it the hectic mid summer period.

Of the two seasons, autumn see slightly higher temperatures, but spring is drier and sees more sunshine.

Early autumn still enjoys summer weather, especially September which can really be classed as a summer month with daily highs in the upper 20s. October has plenty of warm weather too and by November it has cooled noticeably. Rainfall does increase as autumn goes on and October and November are Sa Coma’s wettest months with 50-60mm average rainfall.

Spring is dry with rainfall just around 30-40mm per month. The likelihood of rain decreases as the season progresses. May is a great month with plenty of sunshine (9hrs per day on average) and daily highs up into the mid 20s. Early spring is somewhat cooler and temperatures can still be in single figures at night and early morning.

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