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Weather Overview for Menorca. Menorca enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate with long hot summers and short mild winters, with an average of 300 days of sunshine per year. Late spring and early summer are the best times to visit, when the temperatures are high, the chance of rainfall is low and the sunshine hours are at their highest.
Mallorca experiences great Mediterranean weather with temperatures much more pleasant that that of continental Europe. The Mallorca travel guide explains that summers in Majorca (Mallorca) are normally hot and dry while winters tend to be pleasant and mild. The Island of Majorca is large and covered with mountains.