# Weather in Santa Ponsa: forecast, wind in the bay and climate > Weather in Santa Ponsa with a live forecast for the bay, spring and summer in AEMET figures, and what a westerly wind means for the beach. Canonical: https://wettermallorca.com/en/santa-ponsa/ Updated on: 2026-10-08 In the south-west of Mallorca, in the municipality of Calvià, Santa Ponsa (Santa Ponça in Catalan) sits at the inner end of a long, narrow bay. Here you find the live forecast for the resort, the monthly averages and what the shape of the bay means for wind on the beach. ## In short Santa Ponsa is driest in July: the nearest AEMET station, Calvià, Es Capdellà, then averages only 3.3 mm of rain and 31.9 °C by day. In September the sea is still 25.9 °C. All figures are 2011 to 2025 averages, from an AEMET station 4.3 km north of the resort and from NOAA OISST. ## Key points - In July Santa Ponsa averages only 3.3 mm on 0.9 rain days, with 31.9 °C by day (AEMET, 2011 to 2025). - June brings 29.2 °C by day and 16.0 °C at night, and the sea is 22.8 °C in June. - September brings 28.7 °C by day and, after August, the warmest sea, at 25.9 °C. - In April the high is 21.2 °C, and nights in April are still cool at 8.9 °C. - The bay of Santa Ponsa opens to the west, so wind from that direction blows the length of it onto the beach. ## Weather in Santa Ponsa: live forecast for the bay MET Norway supplies the forecast below for the point 39.5148 N and 2.482 E near the beach of Santa Ponsa. According to the service's documentation it is based on the global ECMWF model with a grid spacing of about 9 km, updated four times a day. It covers days 0 to 10, and the table goes no further. The wind column deserves a second look: it gives the day's highest speed in km/h but leaves out the direction. Whether a windy day is unpleasant on the beach at Santa Ponsa depends on exactly that direction, as the section on the bay explains. For the whole island over the coming week there is the [7-day Mallorca weather](https://wettermallorca.com/en/7-day-weather/). ## Santa Ponsa climate in spring and summer The table lists the high, low, rain days and rainfall for all twelve months, averaged over 2011 to 2025 at the AEMET station Calvià, Es Capdellà. Paguera uses the same station, so the figures are the same for both resorts. March and April: Spring starts mild. March reaches 18.4 °C by day and 7.3 °C at night, April 21.2 °C with 33.8 mm of rain on 4.2 rain days. May and June: From May it gets noticeably drier. May has 20.2 mm on 2.7 rain days, and June reaches 29.2 °C by day with only 16.0 mm. July: July is the driest month in Santa Ponsa, with 3.3 mm on 0.9 rain days. By day it is 31.9 °C in July, at night 18.8 °C. September: With 60.0 mm on 4.9 rain days the rain returns in September, while days stay summery at 28.7 °C. Autumn and winter are covered in more detail on the page about [Paguera](https://wettermallorca.com/en/paguera/). ## The bay of Santa Ponsa: which wind reaches the beach Santa Ponsa sits on a long bay with steep rocky sides, and according to the German Wikipedia the sandy beach lies at its head. The mouth lies about 1.2 km west of the beach, between Punta des Castellot to the north and the Creu del Desembarcament to the south. So the bay opens to the sea towards the west. For the wind this means: from the west it blows the length of the bay straight onto the sand. A northerly first meets the built-up north shore and does not hit the beach head-on. Separately, Visit Calvià, the municipality's tourism site, advises boats anchored in the bay to move into the harbour when the wind is from the south, south-east or east. On the south shore lies the small Caló d'en Pellicer at the foot of Puig de sa Morisca. In the Caleta next to it the marina was built in 1975, and according to the Catalan Wikipedia it is no longer used for swimming. ## Santa Ponsa in September: Rei en Jaume and the landing of 1229 On 10 September 1229, according to the German and Catalan Wikipedia, King Jaume I landed near Santa Ponsa and so began the conquest of Mallorca. The English Wikipedia gives 12 September. The Creu del Desembarcament, also called Creu del Rei en Jaume, recalls it: a cross at the harbour entrance, 1.4 km west of the resort centre. At the Rei en Jaume festival in September the battle is re-enacted on the beach. At festival time Santa Ponsa averages 28.7 °C by day and 17.4 °C at night in September. The page on [Mallorca weather in September](https://wettermallorca.com/en/september/) covers the month for the whole island. South of the resort, on a hill 120 m high, lies the Puig de sa Morisca archaeological park. It preserves the remains of a Talayotic settlement that according to the German Wikipedia was inhabited from about 1200 BC. ## Sea temperature in Santa Ponsa from May to September In May the sea off Santa Ponsa averages 18.9 °C, in June already 22.8 °C. In July it rises to 25.8 °C. September, at 25.9 °C, is even a touch warmer than July. Outside August, that makes July and September the months with the warmest water. The figures are a satellite analysis for open sea, not a measurement at the beach. Where the bay runs shallow, the water can differ from it either way. For the rest of the coast see [sea temperature in Mallorca](https://wettermallorca.com/en/sea-temperature/). ## Where the Santa Ponsa figures come from AEMET has no station of its own in Santa Ponsa. The monthly averages come from B158X Calvià, Es Capdellà, 50 m above the sea and 4.3 km in a straight line north of the resort. Paguera is 1.9 km from the same station and therefore gets the same averages. AEMET OpenData supplies the daily readings, here for the years 2011 to 2025. In April and July only 14 complete years went into temperature and rain, as they did for rain in September, and all 15 for the other values named in the text. A day with 1 mm of precipitation or more counts as a rain day. The sea temperature comes from NOAA OISST v2.1. The 0.25 degree grid cell, whose centre lies at 39.625 N and 2.375 E, is 15.3 km north-west of Santa Ponsa. How the capital's climate differs is shown on the page about [weather in Palma](https://wettermallorca.com/en/palma/). ## Frequently asked questions ### Is it often windy in Santa Ponsa? This page shows no wind averages, as the station is only analysed here for temperature and rain. For the beach at Santa Ponsa the direction matters most: the bay opens to the west, and wind from there blows straight onto the sand. The live forecast gives each day's wind speed, without direction. ### Should it be spelt Santa Ponsa or Santa Ponça? Either way it is the same resort. The municipality of Calvià writes Santa Ponça, as in Catalan, while Santa Ponsa is the Castilian variant. According to the Spanish Wikipedia the name goes back to the Arabic Sanat Busa, a place of rushes, while the Catalan Wikipedia also lists other explanations. ### What is the weather like in Santa Ponsa in September for the Rei en Jaume festival? In September Santa Ponsa averages 28.7 °C by day and 17.4 °C at night. September brings 60.0 mm on 4.9 rain days, far more than July. The sea is 25.9 °C in September. AEMET supplies the air values and NOAA OISST the sea, both for 2011 to 2025. ### Is the weather in Santa Ponsa different from Paguera? Not in the monthly averages, because both resorts use the AEMET station Calvià, Es Capdellà, which stands 4.3 km from Santa Ponsa and 1.9 km from Paguera. The live forecast hardly differs either, as the two resorts are 3.6 km apart and the model works on a grid of about 9 km. What differs is the exposure to wind: the bay of Santa Ponsa opens to the west, while the beaches of Paguera face south. ### When is Santa Ponsa driest? The driest month is July. In July Santa Ponsa averages only 3.3 mm on 0.9 rain days, with 31.9 °C by day. June is dry too, with 16.0 mm. Measured at the AEMET station Calvià, Es Capdellà, as a 2011 to 2025 average. ### How warm is the sea in Santa Ponsa in June? In June the sea off Santa Ponsa averages 22.8 °C, in May only 18.9 °C. On land, June days reach 29.2 °C. Sources: NOAA OISST for the sea, the AEMET station Calvià, Es Capdellà for the air, 2011 to 2025 averages. ### Is April already warm in Santa Ponsa? By day, yes: in April Santa Ponsa averages 21.2 °C. Nights stay cool in April at 8.9 °C, and 33.8 mm falls on 4.2 rain days. The sea is only 16.3 °C in April. AEMET station Calvià, Es Capdellà and NOAA OISST, averages for 2011 to 2025. ### Where is the Creu del Desembarcament in Santa Ponsa? At the entrance to the harbour of Santa Ponsa, 1.2 km in a straight line west-south-west of the beach. The cross recalls the landing of King Jaume I in September 1229, which according to Wikipedia began the conquest of Mallorca. The German and Catalan Wikipedia date it to 10 September. It is also called the Creu del Rei en Jaume. ## Sources - [AEMET OpenData, daily climate values](https://opendata.aemet.es/), checked on 2026-10-08 - [AEMET station inventory, station B158X Calvià, Es Capdellà (39.5514 N, 2.4664 E, 50 m)](https://opendata.aemet.es/centrodedescargas/productosAEMET), checked on 2026-10-08 - [NOAA OISST v2.1, daily sea surface temperature, via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP](https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/ncdcOisst21Agg_LonPM180.html), checked on 2026-10-08 - [MET Norway, Locationforecast 2.0](https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/documentation), checked on 2026-10-08 - [MET Norway, Locationforecast data model: ECMWF global, about 9 km, four times a day, days 0 to 10](https://api.met.no/doc/locationforecast/datamodel), checked on 2026-10-08 - [MET Norway, licence and attribution (NLOD 2.0, CC BY 4.0)](https://api.met.no/doc/License), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Wikipedia (de), Santa Ponça: long bay with steep rock walls, beach at its head, landing of Jaume I on 10 September 1229](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Pon%C3%A7a), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Wikipedia (ca), Santa Ponça: landing on 10 September 1229, Caló d'en Pellicer below Puig de la Morisca, marina in the Caleta not for swimming, festival with re-enacted battle](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Pon%C3%A7a), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Wikipedia (es), Santa Ponsa: Santa Ponça in Catalan, name from the Arabic Sanat Busa, place of rushes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ponsa), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Wikipedia, Santa Ponsa: marina in the Sa Caleta cove built in 1975, landing on 12 September 1229, cross at the harbour entrance, festival every September](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ponsa), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Wikipedia (de), Puig de sa Morisca Archaeological Park: south of Santa Ponça, 120 m hill, settlement from about 1200 BC](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A4ologischer_Park_Puig_de_sa_Morisca), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Visit Calvià, Santa Ponça beach: anchoring in the bay except with south, south-east and east winds, then the marina](https://visitcalvia.org/en/santa-ponca-beach/), checked on 2026-10-08 - [Wikidata Q107466737, Creu del Desembarcament, also Creu del Rei en Jaume (39.5129 N, 2.4663 E), and Q11941967, Platja de Santa Ponça (39.5164 N, 2.4800 E)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107466737), checked on 2026-10-08 - [OpenStreetMap, Punta des Castellot, north side of the mouth of the bay of Santa Ponça (39.5190 N, 2.4669 E)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3635151628), checked on 2026-10-08