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Met Office: Balearics & North Africa: Past (363 words) |
 | Winter daytime average maximum temperatures in the Balearic Islands are significantly lower than the Canaries, peaking at about 15 °C (59 °F), with about 5 hours of sunshine per day and some 22 dry days each month on average. |
 | The Balearic temperatures begin to warm respectably during the spring months, peaking at about 22 °C (72 °F) in May. By then, there are about 10 hours of sunshine on average per day, and also 25 dry days. |
 | The peak summer season in the Balearics sees average daily maximum temperatures up to a very warm 29 °C (85 °F) with a respectable average of 11 hours of sunshine. |
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Balearic Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (258 words) |
 | The Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish) are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the coast of Spain. |
 | The Balearic Islands are one of the catalan-speaking teritories designed by the cultural term of Catalan Countries. |
 | The Catalan-Aragonese initially ruled the Balearics as the vassal Kingdom of Mallorca, and in 1344 incorporated it directly into the Aragonese kingdom, which was later absorbed into Spain. |