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Visiting Palma de Mallorca in April

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Visiting Palma de Mallorca in April

Weather in April: Average high 19.4°C, 37mm rainfall.

# Palma de Mallorca in April: The Honest Version

April is genuinely one of the better times to visit Palma, and I’d tell you that even if I weren’t trying to convince you of anything.

**What the weather actually feels like**

Nineteen degrees sounds perfect on paper, and mostly it is. You’ll get warm, genuinely pleasant afternoons where sitting outside with a glass of wine feels completely natural. But pack a light jacket because evenings cool down quickly, and that 37mm of rainfall has to land somewhere. It tends to arrive as proper showers rather than all-day drizzle, so you’ll often get brilliant sunshine bookending a wet afternoon. It’s not beach weather for most people, though you’ll absolutely see optimistic northern Europeans in the sea regardless.

**The crowd situation**

This is honestly the main reason to come in April. Summer Palma is rammed, sweaty and expensive. Easter week gets busy with Spanish domestic tourists, so if you can avoid that specific window, you’ll find the cathedral, the old town streets and the harbour genuinely breathable. Restaurants have space. Staff have time for you. It feels like a real city rather than a processing facility for tourists.

**What’s open and what isn’t**

Essentially everything worth visiting is open. The cathedral, Bellver Castle, the Arab Baths, the excellent Es Baluard modern art museum. Beaches are accessible but beach clubs and chiringuitos are patchy. Some are open, some aren’t. Don’t base your trip around beach bar culture and you’ll be fine.

**Who should actually go**

April suits anyone interested in culture, food, walking the old town, cycling the surrounding countryside or just enjoying somewhere beautiful without feeling processed. It’s ideal for couples, solo travellers and anyone who finds August crowds exhausting. Families wanting guaranteed beach days might want to wait another month.

**One practical tip**

Book the Cathedral of Palma in advance online. Even in April it fills up, and the Gaudí-restored interior is genuinely worth seeing without a queue swallowing your entire morning.

Go. It’s worth it.

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