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Visiting Palma de Mallorca in November

BySunMed Guide

Visiting Palma de Mallorca in November

Weather in November: Average high 18.1°C, 57.7mm rainfall.

# Palma de Mallorca in November: The Honest Version

November in Palma is the island doing its quiet, slightly melancholy thing, and honestly? A lot of people find they prefer it this way.

The weather sits at a comfortable 18°C on average, which sounds lovely until you factor in that it’s genuinely changeable. You’ll get golden mornings where the light on the cathedral is almost aggressively beautiful, followed by an afternoon that turns grey and dumps rain without much warning. That 57mm of monthly rainfall isn’t distributed politely across the month – it tends to arrive in short, heavy bursts. Pack a layer and a packable jacket and stop stressing about it.

The crowds are essentially gone. The Passeig del Born, which spends summer looking like a human traffic jam, becomes actually walkable. You can get a table at good restaurants without planning three days ahead. The old town, Sa Gerreria and the Arab Quarter particularly, finally feel like a place where people actually live rather than a backdrop for Instagram content.

Most of the things worth seeing are still open – the cathedral, Bellver Castle, the Es Baluard museum. Some beach bars and seasonal restaurants have shut up completely, and a handful of the smaller coves become inaccessible or just deeply uninviting. This is not a beach trip in November. Accept that early.

Is it worth visiting? For couples, solo travellers, photographers, food-focused people, or anyone wanting to actually see Mallorca rather than survive it – genuinely yes. For families expecting a sunshine holiday or anyone primarily there to swim, probably wait until April.

The food scene specifically rewards November visitors. Local restaurants cater to residents rather than tourists, which means better value and more authentic menus. Sobrasada, seasonal mushrooms, and the island’s excellent olive oil are all at their best right now.

**One practical tip:** The tourist buses and hop-on-hop-off routes run reduced schedules or stop entirely. Rent a car for a day if you want to explore beyond the city. Public transport covers the main routes but slowly.

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