The short answer: not in July and August, everything else works. The long answer depends on what you are after. We have been riding the island with our guests since 2010 and have made cyclists happy in every month of the year, but not every month suits everyone.
March to mid-June: the classics
From mid-March the island is green, the fields are full of poppies and marguerites, it is 18 to 24 degrees, and from May the sea is warm enough for the swimming things we mention on every stage. Easter is busy, and you notice that in the price too. May is our favourite month: warm but not hot, long evenings, everything open. Most of our guests come between April and June, and most of them come back.
September and October: the warm sea
After the summer the sea is at 25 degrees, the air 24 to 28, and the island breathes out. September is still high season; in October things go quiet and prices drop. There may be a rainy day, and then we swap stages around or you take the train to Palma. All our cycling weeks run until the end of October, and the Sternfahrt Sineu all year.
November to February: for those after peace and quiet
The houses on the coast close; the cafés in Sineu and Artà do not. It is twelve to seventeen degrees, mostly sunny, sometimes windy. From late January to late February the almond trees blossom and the centre of the island looks as though it has snowed. If you want the roads to yourself, come now. Levante Premium in Artà and the Sternfahrt Sineu are bookable all year.
And the summer?
July and August are hot, often above thirty degrees, and the island is full. Riding is possible, but only early in the morning and with plenty of water. For anyone who can only come in summer we build short stages with a beach at the end. To be honest, we would sooner suggest May or October.
Not sure which month suits you? Call us: we will ask three questions and then we will know. Ride well, your Radundfinca team
