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Fornells, Balearic Islands, Spain has an average annual maximum temperature of 20°C (68°F), ranging from 15°C (59°F) in February to 27°C (81°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Visitors to Fornells can expect significant temperature changes throughout the year. Nighttime temperatures also vary widely, ranging from 24°C (75°F) in August to 11°C (52°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Fornells by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak. August, the warmest month, averages 311 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
The map below shows the annual temperature across Spain. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
Fornells's average annual maximum temperature is 20°C (68°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Fornells's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Fornells climate page.
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