2026 cloud forecast · nearby alternatives
Palma 2026 eclipse: time and reviewed forecast evidence
Subject: 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse
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The Palma guide joins the 2026 eclipse time to dated Balearic forecast evidence, verified authority links, comparison tools, and declared planning limits.
Prepare with the Palma 2026 eclipse time, a dated Balearic forecast review, verified authority links, comparison tools, and declared planning limits.
Nearby alternatives
Reviewed options. Distances are straight-line only; compare cloud cover and local guidance before travelling.
Valencia
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 4.6°
Totality: 66 s
260 km straight-line
Access source: Valencian roads service — Generalitat Valenciana (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for ValenciaIbiza
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 3.1°
Totality: 71 s
128 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Balearic Islands (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for IbizaBarcelona
PendingPartial · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 3.9°
Totality: —
207 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Catalonia (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for BarcelonaObservation data
Geometry and local context
Palma
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 2.6°
- Azimuth
- 287.3°
- Totality duration
- 99 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 12.6° | |
| Totality begins | 2.8° | |
| Maximum | 2.6° | |
| Totality ends | 2.5° | |
| Partial ends | -6.1° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Palma is a dense island city on a broad bay. The correct western view depends strongly on which side of the urban area or coastline is used; an open sea view in another direction does not solve the low-Sun problem. Sources: IGN cartography and geographic data
What to verify
Island cloud can vary across short distances, but forecast resolution may not capture every local effect. Confirm transport, parking, public-space rules, and a clean compass bearing well before eclipse evening. Sources: AEMET weather guidance, Balearic Islands government portal
Fallback logic
Ibiza offers another island comparison, while Valencia and Barcelona represent mainland Mediterranean options. Because a ferry or flight cannot be improvised like a road detour, make the regional choice early. Sources: AEMET weather guidance
At local maximum, the Sun is 2.6° high at an azimuth of 287.3°. Calculated totality lasts 99 seconds.
Reviewed comparison options are Valencia, Ibiza, Barcelona. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.
Source review workflow
Palma’s editorial record answers three provenance questions for every claim: who published the evidence, when the team accessed it, and which decision it is allowed to inform. National mapping and AEMET records are paired with the Balearic government portal, while event calculations remain generated outside the article. The review does not promote a comparison simply because it appears in a list; the other page must supply an equally dated and attributable record.
Access verification
Begin at the Balearic government portal and navigate to the competent service for the intended public space or transport issue. Save the applicable notice and its publication date, and ask the identified authority when the general portal does not resolve permission. Complete this check before committing money or time to a comparison. An unverified listing, booking page, or map pin is not an access decision.
Planning limits
Generated astronomy and forecast snapshots remain separate from reviewed prose. Recheck retrieval times near the event and treat straight-line distances only as comparisons—not travel schedules or proof of service. Confirm closures, crowd controls, protected-area rules, parking permission, and exact-site permission with the responsible authority.
Use certified eclipse viewers whenever any bright part of the Sun is visible; ordinary sunglasses and unfiltered optics are unsafe. Prepare equipment before travel, assign updates to a non-driving observer, and preserve a no-travel option whenever authoritative information is incomplete. Corrections are reviewed bilingually and dated.