Balearic Islands vs Canary Islands

Beige resort buildings with arched balconies overlook a palm-lined beach and turquoise Mediterranean water under clear sky.

Balearic Islands13 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Canary Islands15 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Balearic Islands compared with Canary Islands
Balearic Islands	Measure	Canary Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	15 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$64–$347/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$83–$260/night pp
4 of 13	Adults-only resorts	3 of 15
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
September–November brings the odd storm; many resorts close from November to March	Rainy season	November–February, lightly, and mostly on the north coasts
June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	Year-round; December–March is when the islands earn their keep, and summer is the value season
Palma de Mallorca (PMI), Ibiza (IBZ)	Airports	Tenerife South (TFS), Gran Canaria (LPA), Lanzarote (ACE), Fuerteventura (FUE)
Mallorca for nearly every resort; Ibiza for the scene	The islands	Tenerife and Gran Canaria for choice; Lanzarote and Fuerteventura for landscape and space
Family summer weeks, short flights from Europe, mountains and coves in one trip	Best for	Winter sun, a spring-like year-round climate, big well-run resorts
May–October; June and September are the sweet spots	Season	Year-round; Christmas and Easter are the peaks
None tropical; dry, reliable Mediterranean summers	Weather risk	None tropical; the trade wind keeps summers moderate

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Balearic Islands

Canary Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Balearic Islands and Canary Islands
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Balearic Islands · high °F	60	61	64	68	74	81	87	87	81	74	66	61
Canary Islands · high °F	70	71	73	74	76	79	83	84	82	79	75	71
Balearic Islands · rain (in)	1.7	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.2	2.0
Canary Islands · rain (in)	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.1	1.3

Approximate climate normals for Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife South: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.