Autumn school holidays in Mallorca: what October and November weather looks like
Wetter Mallorca editorial team · · 3 min read
During the autumn school holidays, which fall in October in almost every German state and in Austria, Palma averages highs of 25.1 °C over 2011 to 2025 and the sea sits at 23.5 °C (AEMET, NOAA). Anyone travelling in early November, like Bavaria, can expect daily highs averaging 21.5 °C in the first half of the month, and November is Palma's wettest month of the year.
Autumn holidays 2026: dates for Mallorca travellers
According to the OpenHolidays API, the 2026 autumn school holidays (Herbstferien) fall as follows:
- Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland: 5 to 16 October
- Hesse: 5 to 17 October
- Bremen, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony and Thuringia: 12 to 24 October
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 15 to 24 October
- North Rhine-Westphalia: 17 to 31 October
- Brandenburg, Hamburg and Saxony-Anhalt: 19 to 30 October
- Berlin: 19 to 31 October
- Baden-Wurttemberg: 26 to 30 October
- Bavaria: 2 to 6 November
- Austria, nationwide: 27 to 31 October
In Switzerland each canton sets its own dates: Basel-Stadt is off from 26 September to 11 October, Zurich from 5 to 17 October and Geneva from 19 to 23 October.
Autumn holidays 2027: dates for Mallorca travellers
In 2027 more states move into November:
- Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland: 4 to 15 October
- Hesse: 4 to 16 October
- Thuringia: 9 to 23 October
- Hamburg: 11 to 22 October
- Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein: 11 to 23 October
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 14 to 23 October
- Lower Saxony: 16 to 30 October
- Saxony-Anhalt: 18 to 23 October
- Bremen: 18 to 30 October
- North Rhine-Westphalia: 23 October to 6 November
- Bavaria: 2 to 5 November
- Baden-Wurttemberg: 2 to 6 November
- Austria, nationwide: 27 to 31 October
In 2027 Basel-Stadt is off from 2 to 17 October, Zurich from 11 to 23 October and Geneva from 25 to 29 October.
October in Mallorca: the sea is still warm
Averaged over 2011 to 2025, Palma reaches highs of 25.1 °C and lows of 17.6 °C in October, according to AEMET OpenData. In the first half of the month daily highs average 25.9 °C, in the second half 24.4 °C. October brings 63.1 mm of rain on an average of 4.9 days with at least 1 mm. The sea off Palma averages 23.5 °C in October, according to NOAA OISST. These are past averages, not a forecast. More figures are on the October weather page.
November in Mallorca: cooler and the wettest month
In November average highs drop to 20.3 °C and lows to 13.3 °C. In the first half of November, when Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemberg are on holiday, daily highs still average 21.5 °C. With 87.3 mm on 8.1 rain days, November is the wettest month of the year in Palma. The sea cools to an average of 20.0 °C. The November weather page has the details.
What this means for planning a Mallorca trip
The reading is clear: the earlier the autumn break, the more summery Mallorca tends to be. Anyone flying in late October or November should pack a rain jacket and plan walks and city days rather than pure beach days. Whether a given week will be wet is a question for the current forecast. All months side by side are in the calendar and on best time to visit.
Frequently asked questions
How warm is Mallorca during the autumn school holidays?
In October Palma averages highs of 25.1 °C and lows of 17.6 °C over 2011 to 2025, according to AEMET. In November the figures are 20.3 °C and 13.3 °C. These are averages, not a forecast.
Is the sea in Mallorca still warm enough to swim in October?
The sea off Palma averages 23.5 °C in October and 20.0 °C in November, according to NOAA OISST. The value is a satellite reading of the open sea, not a beach measurement.
Does it rain a lot in Mallorca in November?
Yes, November is on average the wettest month in Palma, with 87.3 mm on 8.1 rain days, according to AEMET. October brings 63.1 mm on 4.9 days.
When is the Bavarian autumn break and what is the weather in Mallorca then?
According to the OpenHolidays API it runs from 2 to 6 November in 2026 and from 2 to 5 November in 2027. In the first half of November daily highs in Palma average 21.5 °C.
Text written with AI and automatically checked against editorial rules before publication. Figures come from the linked sources. Wetter Mallorca is not an official weather service.
