Weather in Cala Ratjada: live forecast, climate and sea

1Weather forecast for Cala Ratjada

The forecast applies to the coordinates of Cala Ratjada and comes from the Norwegian weather service MET Norway. Its Locationforecast service, by its own description, delivers values for the next nine days. Counting today, that makes up to ten calendar days. For places outside northern Europe, MET Norway uses the global model of the European centre ECMWF, according to its documentation.

After that MET Norway delivers no values. For later travel days, the monthly values below show what is typical in Cala Ratjada, not what the weather will be on a given day. Why the forecast ends there is explained under weather forecast for Mallorca.

2Cala Ratjada climate month by month

Averages of past years, not a forecast. Station: Capdepera (AEMET B569X). Fuente: AEMET. Years with complete data per month: 8 to 12. Sea: NOAA OISST v2.1, open sea.

In summer Cala Ratjada is hot and dry. In July the average high is 29.5 °C, in August 30.3 °C. In July only 5.2 mm of rain falls on average, on 0.8 rain days.

Autumn is the wettest season. In September there are 58.2 mm on 5.8 rain days, in October 49.5 mm on 5.1 rain days and in November 75.4 mm on 7.6 rain days. October stays warm, with 24.9 °C by day.

Winter is mild. In January the station reaches 16.5 °C by day on average, in February 15.9 °C. The nights stay mild too: in February the average low is 10.1 °C, in January 10.7 °C.

In spring the values rise quickly. In April Cala Ratjada reaches 19.4 °C by day, in May 22.8 °C. In May there are 3.1 rain days on average, with 24.7 mm in total.

Adding up the twelve monthly averages, each based on 8 to 12 years depending on the month, gives 462.4 mm of rainfall a year, on 53.8 rain days.

3Sea temperature in Cala Ratjada by month

The sea off Cala Ratjada is warmest in August, with an average of 26.9 °C. In July it is 25.7 °C, in September 25.9 °C. It is coolest in February, with 14.4 °C, and in March, with 14.5 °C.

In June the water reaches 22.8 °C on average, in October still 23.4 °C. So in the sea, October is warmer than June. In May it is 18.8 °C, in November 20.2 °C.

The values come from the NOAA OISST analysis for open water around 17 km off Cala Ratjada. In shallow coves and right at the beach the water can be warmer or colder. The page on sea temperature in Mallorca shows the values for the whole island.

4When to go to Cala Ratjada, depending on your plans

• Swimming: The sea is warmest from July to September. In June and October it is a little cooler, but still above spring.
• Hiking and cycling: Spring and autumn. In April the average high is 19.4 °C, in October 24.9 °C.
• Little rain: July is the driest month, November the wettest.
• Winter: In December the station reaches 17.9 °C by day on average. The sea averages 17.2 °C in December, against 22.8 °C in June.

More on the autumn month is on the page Mallorca in October. Other places on the coast: weather in Cala Millor and weather in Alcúdia.

5Where the figures for Cala Ratjada come from

The climate values come from AEMET station B569X, which AEMET lists as CAPDEPERA. It stands 1.3 km in a straight line from Cala Ratjada, at 57 m above sea level.

The period analysed is 2011 to 2025. Three years are left out, namely 2013, 2016 and 2019, because too many daily values are missing in them. That leaves 12 years. These years have gaps too. Depending on the month, an average therefore rests on 8 to 12 years, in June on only 8 and in November on 9. A rain day is a day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.

The sea temperature is a NOAA OISST analysis for the grid cell at 39.625 N and 3.625 E, open sea around 17 km from Cala Ratjada. It is not a measurement at the beach.