Diving in Balearic Islands

Best Time to Dive in Balearic Islands

The warmest water temperatures in Balearic Islands occur in August, averaging 27.4°C. The coolest conditions are in February at 14.8°C.

Monthly Water Temperatures

• January: 15.3°C
• February: 14.8°C
• March: 15.2°C
• April: 16.4°C
• May: 19.3°C
• June: 22.5°C
• July: 26.2°C
• August: 27.4°C
• September: 25.9°C
• October: 23.4°C
• November: 19.6°C
• December: 16.5°C

Marine Life in Balearic Islands

Home to 150 recorded species including 110 reef fish, 11 octopus & squid, 11 sharks & rays, 5 whales & dolphins, 4 crabs & lobsters, 3 other.

Recommended Packing List for Balearic Islands

Based on average water temperature of 20.2°C, currents 12 cm/s.

• Wetsuit (3-5mm) - comfortable for 20°C water
• Mask - essential for every dive
• Fins
• BCD - buoyancy compensator
• Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
• Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
• Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
• Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
• Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories

Marine Protected Areas in Balearic Islands

• Delta del Ebro - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• L'arxipèlag de Cabrera - Nacional Park (IUCN Category II)
• Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera - Natural Park (IUCN Category II)
• S'Albufera des Grau - Natural Park (IUCN Category II)
• Ibiza, biodiversité et culture - World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Illots de Ponent - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Es Vedrà i es Vedranell - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Les Illes Columbretes - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ib)
• L`illa de Sant Antoni - Nature Reserve (Wildlife) (IUCN Category IV)
• Península de Llevant - Natural Park (IUCN Category II)
• Grapissar de Masia Blanca - Protection Plan (IUCN Category V)
• Archipielago De Cabrera - Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Illes Columbretes - Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Costes del Garraf - Protection Plan (IUCN Category V)
• Costes del Tarragonès - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Grapissar de Masia Blanca - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Badies de Pollença i Alcúdia - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Costa de Llevant - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina del Nord de Menorca - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina del Sud de Ciutadella - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cap Negre - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cala d'Algairens - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• De cala Llucalari a Cales Coves - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Arenal de Son Saura - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Es Rajolí - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Port des Canonge - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• S'Estaca - Punta de Deià - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cala Figuera - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Punta de n'Amer - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina Costa de Llevant - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Portocolom - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina Cap de cala Figuera - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Costa de l'Oest d'Eivissa - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Es Amunts d'Eivissa - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina de ses Margalides - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Área marina del cap Martinet - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina de cala Saona - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina Platja de Tramuntana - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina Platja de Migjorn - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Nord de Sant Joan - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cap Enderrocat - Cap Blanc - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Illes des Porros, s'Estany, la bassa de Morella, es Prat i l'illa d'en Colom - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Àrees emergides de les Illes Columbretes - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Es Vedrà - Es Vedranell - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Tagomago - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Arxipèlag de Cabrera - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sa Dragonera - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Muntanyes d'Artà - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• D'Addaia a s'Albufera - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• S'Albufera des Grau - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Illa de l'Aire - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Illots de Santa Eulària, Rodona i es Canar - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Costes del Garraf - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Illots de Ponent d'Eivissa - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• La Mola - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cap de Barbaria - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva Marina de las Islas Columbretes - Marine Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
• Reserva Marina de Levante de Mallorca-Cala Ratjada - Marine Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Reserva Marina de Masía Blanca - Marine Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Tamarit-Punta de la Móra-Costes del Tarragonès - Protection Plan (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Cap Enderrocat i cap Blanc - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del entorno de Illes Columbretes - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Canal de Menorca - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino de Illes Columbretes - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del Baix Llobregat-Garraf - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino de Formentera y del sur de Ibiza - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del poniente y norte de Ibiza - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del levante de Ibiza - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del sur de Mallorca y Cabrera - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del poniente de Mallorca - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del norte de Mallorca - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del norte y oeste de Menorca - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del sureste de Menorca - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos - Natural Park (IUCN Category II)
• Reserva marina del Freu e Isla de La Dragonera - Marine Reserve (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Illeta de Cala Salada - Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Muntanyes d'Artà - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Arxipèlag de Cabrera - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Costes del Garraf - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Illots de Ponent d'Eivissa - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• La Mola - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cap de Barbaria - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Espacio marino del entorno de Illes Columbretes - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Es Vedrà - Es Vedranell - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrees emergides de les Illes Columbretes - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sa Dragonera - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• S'Albufera des Grau - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• D'Addaia a s'Albufera - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Punta Redona - Arenal d'en Castell - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Caleta de Binillautí - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cala en Brut - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Tagomago - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Illa de l'Aire - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Illots de Santa Eulària, Rodona i es Canar - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina Punta Prima - Illa de l'Aire - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Àrea marina de Tagomago - Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Canal de Ibiza - Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Menorca - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)

Getting to Balearic Islands - Nearest Airports

• Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), Palma de Mallorca - 14 km away, approx 31 min travel time
• Menorca Airport (MAH), Mahón (Maó) - 130 km away, approx 157 min travel time
• Ibiza Airport (IBZ), Ibiza (Eivissa) - 146 km away, approx 174 min travel time