Balearic Islands vs Costa del Sol

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

Balearic Islands13 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Ikos Andalusia's outdoor bar terrace features woven pendant lamps, bar seating, and tall palm trees with pink flowering plants in foreground.

Balearic Islands and Costa del Sol, 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 Costa del Sol
Balearic Islands	Measure	Costa del Sol
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$64–$347/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$67–$526/night pp
4 of 13	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
September–November brings the odd storm; many resorts close from November to March	Rainy season	November–March
June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest
Family summer weeks, short flights from Europe, mountains and coves in one trip	Best for	Sun with Andalusia attached; day trips to Granada, Seville and Ronda
May–October; June and September are the sweet spots	Season	May–October; July and August are hottest and busiest
None tropical; dry, reliable Mediterranean summers	Weather risk	None tropical; dry Mediterranean summers

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

Costa del Sol

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Balearic Islands and Costa del Sol
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
Costa del Sol · high °F	63	64	67	70	75	81	86	86	82	75	68	64
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
Costa del Sol · rain (in)	2.7	2.3	1.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.9	2.2	3.7	3.9

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