Updated 4 Aug 2026 · recomputed nightly

Visiting Palma de Mallorca in August 2026?

August 2026 is peak-season Palma de Mallorca: hot and showery, around 32°C / 90°F, and Busy or Packed on all 28 days — 19 of them Packed, the other 9 Busy. (Our forecast covers 4–31 August — the rest of August is beyond the current window.)

In short, worth it for the peak buzz, if you can take the crowds.

Across the 12 months we forecast for Palma de Mallorca, August is the busiest of them all. Its heaviest day is Sat 15 Aug, busier than 100% of the year; its lightest is Thu 27 Aug at 67%.

Crowds

Busy or Packed · all 28

0 calm · 0 lively

Weather

32°C / 90°F

rain ~5 days

Value

Peak price in queues

worth it for the peak buzz, if you can take the crowds

Preparing pays off in a month like this: timed-entry tickets and pre-booked tours turn the queue time into sightseeing time. see the options →

How busy is Palma de Mallorca in August?

The busiest days are the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th, and 24 more.

Cruise ships are in port on 25 of 28 days; the heaviest is Mon 17 Aug, 3 ships in at once. Those mornings fill the squares first — start early, or save them for indoors.

The month is not one thing: its lightest day sits at 67% of the year and its heaviest at 100%, so where you land inside it matters. Daylight runs about 14 hours.

Either side of it, July is a little calmer and September is a little calmer.

The lightest days are the 5th, 19th and 27th. Still busy — but the easiest of the month.

CalmLivelyBusyPacked⚓ ships in port · % = busier than this share of the year · tap any day for its full forecast

Easiest daysWed 5 · Wed 19 · Thu 27 — The lightest days are the 5th, 19th and 27th. Still busy — but the easiest of the month.

Busiest daysSat 8 · Sat 15 · Sat 22 · Sat 29 — the heaviest of 28 busier days — check the calendar for the rest.

How does September compare? →

Locked into a busy day? Here's the play.

–9am

Own the morning.The ships dock and unload mid-morning. The headline sights before nine are yours.

10–5

Go where the day-trippers don't.Away from the headline sights it stays manageable all day. Save the marquee ones.

5pm+

Take the city back.Ships sail by early evening and the squares empty out — the best hour of the day.

The heaviest port day is Mon 17 Aug — 3 ships in at once. See the marquee sights on a lighter day, or be there for opening time.
On the busy days, the walk-up queues for the big sights are the biggest time-sink — a timed-entry ticket skips them, which is where a busy month is won or lost.

Travelling on a busy day?
Timed-entry and skip-the-line tickets turn queue time into sightseeing time — sort them before you fly.

See skip-the-line options for Palma de Mallorca →

August weather in Palma de Mallorca

Real heat — around 32°C / 90°F by day, so pace the afternoons and carry water, with rain on about 5 days.

At around 32°C / 90°F the sun is the thing to plan around. A wide brim beats a cap because it shades the neck and ears through the middle of the day, and a light long sleeve keeps the sun off without trapping heat while you walk. Browse on Amazon ↗
Showers are occasional rather than constant in August, so a foldaway shell that lives in a day bag beats packing for rain you probably won't get. Browse on Amazon ↗

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Is August worth it in Palma de Mallorca?

Peak weather and peak crowds — the classic trade-off; you pay for the season in queues, not in the weather. For better value, come in September or May.

Book beds and the big-ticket sights well ahead, and start your days by eight — in a month this full, the early hours are the only uncrowded ones.

Compare September →

Keep planning

← Palma de Mallorca in JulyThe month before — compare the crowds.Palma de Mallorca in September →The month after — compare the crowds. Palma de Mallorca, the whole yearAll twelve months on one page. AlanyaPacked most days in August — see its full year.AmalfiPacked most days in August — see its full year.AmsterdamPacked most days in August — see its full year.

Built on: Spain's public holidays · school vacations across France, Germany and the Netherlands · the season pattern from official overnight stays · five years of weather records (2019–2023) · operator-confirmed events · the published cruise schedule
Every figure is recomputed nightly from real cruise schedules, public and school holidays, and long-run climate normals. Gaps are shown, not filled.