Menorca Weather

Menorca weather
The holiday island of Menorca enjoys a classic Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters. Averaging over 300 days of sunshine every year, most holidaymakers visit Menorca during the summer season, when the island enjoys an average temperature of 24C and hours of sunshine every day. The island is well-known for its mild temperate climate, generally seeing an average annual temperature of 16C, and attracting many during the quiet off-season. 

Weather in Menorca - Long hot summers, and mild winters
The summer season in Menorca begins in early May and runs through to October, with the average temperature being 24C, and July and August reaching highs of up to 28C. With up to 11 hours of sunshine a day in the height of the summer and a high level of humidity, the beaches are the place to be, with the cooling coastal breezes helping to keep the temperatures down. The spring sees temperatures of between 14C and 18C, with the autumn months being just as warm but a little wetter, and the island experiencing the most rain during the months of October and November. Winter temperatures drop to around 12C, with roughly 3-5 hours of sunshine per day. 

Menorca weather - The coolest and wettest of the Balearics 
Because of its northern location in the Balearics, Menorca is the coolest and the wettest of all the islands. Menorca is also known as the 'windy island', due to a total of eight prevailing winds that blow throughout the area. The most prevelant is the harsh 'tramontana' wind which blows from the north, especially during the winter, bringing changeable weather. As the island is relatively flat, the winds have shaped the Menorcan countryside, creating a landscape of rolling green hills and broad valleys. Menorca is home to the first wind farm in the Balearics, which serves to harness the renewable energy generated by these strong northern winds.