Why are we obsessed with the climate and why is it that weather sites online are so well visited, especially the ones labeled "The 10 day Forecast." Menorca is a wonderfully different holiday island and yet the question of the weather always intrigues would be visitors so let's take a few minutes to explain.
Is it me or does everyone like to look at the weather forecast for Menorca before going on holiday, especially the 10 Day Forecast. Hands up all of you who do the same as me! There is a Menorcan legend that the Winds of Menorca change people's personalities! Call me a septic but I do like the legend, but true or not many visitors do become regulars as a result of their first visit.
Obviously the climate has a strong impression on visitors. Menorca's weather, as one would think, is Mediterranean. Summer temperatures reach into the low 30s but the average is a comfortable 24ºC. Winter sees a marked drop with some and sunny periods but the average temperature is fall in winter to 11ºC, but there are still sunny days with tempertures reaching 15º or 16º.
The rainfall is low with most rain falling in the autumn. However rainfall varies throughout the island and is highest in the North and the interior and lowest in the south eastern parts. Menorca has a cool north wind, known as the Tramuntana, which tempers the temperature and has resulted in the unique Minorcan landscape.
I have been on holiday in early September and suffered gales. In September 2003 there were such adverse weather conditions one evening that the ferries from Barcelona were delayed and significant damage occured in nearby Mallorca. In October 2008 we chanced the weather with a weeks break and could not have wished for better weather so late in the season. October can be a wet month but we have taken a holiday in mid October and had glorious weather save for one evening when it rained heavily but it was only a passing thunderstorm.
The Menorcan season is short but we have never had a holiday ruined by rain in all our Menorcan holidays. The UK weather can be problematical but Menorca will give you warm evening and sunny day for significantly more of the year than anywhere in the British Isles. If all you want is the current conditions here is the forecast!
If you are looking for that special holiday with an idyllic climate, not too hot in high summer but with enough rainfall to make it a green and pleasant land rather than a desert island. explore Menorca and its climate at the 10 day weather forecast. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Philip_Bromley |
