UK tourists heading to Majorca warned 'this summer will be different'

UK tourists heading to Majorca this summer have been warned this summer will be different. Brits flying abroad to the Balearic Island holiday hotspot, which is a territory of Spain and a stone's throw from the likes of Menorca and Ibiza, have been warned.

Brits hoping for some summer sun out in Majorca, or Mallorca, have been told to expect a "cooler summer". Astronomical summer starts on June 20 and it will be a summer marked by the influence of 'La Niña', the cooling of the equatorial waters of the Pacific Ocean.

The deputy spokesperson for the Aemet met agency in the Balearics, Bernat Amengual, says that there is a transition phase from 'El Niño' to 'La Niña', the latter being characterised by lower sea temperatures. He warned that they influence the climate of the whole world.

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"But in the most remote areas they do so in a more indirect way," he said. The full effect of La Niña won't be felt until summer 2025 and Aemet's models predict that the average maximum temperature will be lower this summer than in 2022 and 2023.

The forecast average is 32C. In 2023 it was up to 34 and 35C. Lower than last year, but still above normal, which is 31C. Amengual adds that La Niña should be beneficial for water reserves as it usually leads to wetter periods compared with El Niño.

There has been less rainfall than usual in Mallorca over recent months. The warnings come after Majorca airport runways were flooded following heavy rain. Flights were unable to take off and land at Majorca's international airport following heavy rain that hit the popular Spanish holiday island.

The majority of flights were either delayed or cancelled sparking travel chaos across Europe. Yellow weather warnings are also in place for the island's interior and the neighbouring island of Ibiza.