Is November too late for Mallorca?

Thigh_burn

I've approached some tour operators and they don't seem to do Mallorca in November. Has anyone cycled there in November, what was the weather like? I'm thinking of doing it alone or maybe go to the hotel that works with Canyon.

hdow

Not November but have cycled there over New Year and it was OK. More like coastal UK in spring, i.e. a bit of everything.

Here is some climate data for Palma airport for November:
Average mid-day temp 19.0C
6 days with rain greater than 1mm
5.4 hours per day of sunshine
55mm rain for the month

Clearly they are averages and expect it to be colder and wetter in the mountains. Cafes, bars, restaurants and most hotels (the smaller ones anyway) will be open

joe_totale-2

I went there last year in the first week of November, it's right at the end of the season.
It was pretty warm and the conditions were brilliant for cycling. Low 20's at sea level, a fair bit cooler on top of the mountains.
Only issue is that as it's the end of the season a lot of hotels, cafes, bars and bike hire places had already closed for the winter but there's enough about still open. Obviously less of an issue if you bring your own bike.
Positives are that the roads were a hell of a lot less busy than when I went back in April.

manoirdelourde

Went there the last week of November a couple of years back, four days in Palma, plenty going on there as you would expect, then two days in Port de Pollensa, it was pretty much closed but there were a couple of cafes and shops open so no major issue . . . the weather can be changeable though, I cancelled one days ride because of thunderstorms all day.

bigjim

I've done it in November and if it isn't raining it's warm enough for UK summer kit. I didn't notice any bike shops closed but the usual touristy bars etc are closed and some places are like ghost towns. Inland the cyclist cafes were open as there were quite a few riders out. Palma always busy and there is a lively night life there as the locals plus the yacht crowd keep things going. Thinking of going again this year as I haven't been there since May and we've had a bad UK cycling summer. One thing is that it does get dark fairly early and the sun can be very low and dazzling late afternoon. More so, it seems than here.

crescent

bigjim wrote:

One thing is that it does get dark fairly early and the sun can be very low and dazzling late afternoon. More so, it seems than here.

Also, I was quite surprised to find it doesn't get light until about 8am. I'm in Mallorca at the moment (first week in October) and set my alarm for 7am on my first morning, all set for an early couple of hours and back for breakfast, only to find it was still pitch dark. Eventually left about 7.45 with lights on for the first half hour. Glorious once the sun came up 8) but a bit of a surprise nonetheless.

pblakeney

That will improve when the clocks change.
On the other hand, it will get dark earlier.