Weather, climate and best time to go to Malta
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Malta
Best time to go to Malta
Best time to go to Malta
The best time to go to Malta is from january until december, in which you have a soft till warm temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Malta is 30° in july and the lowest is 16° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Malta or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 16° | 88 mm | |
| Feb | 16° | 81 mm | |
| Mar | 17° | 54 mm | |
| Apr | 19° | 16 mm | |
| May | 22° | 10 mm | |
| Jun | 27° | 2 mm | |
| Jul | 30° | 2 mm | |
| Aug | 30° | 10 mm | |
| Sep | 28° | 42 mm | |
| Oct | 26° | 73 mm | |
| Nov | 22° | 90 mm | |
| Dec | 18° | 87 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Malta? Go to the full climate information about Malta
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Malta indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Malta.
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Climate Malta
Climate Malta
In Malta there is the hot-summer mediterranean climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Malta is 22° degrees and there is 556 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 218 days a year with an average humidity of 73% and an UV-index of 5.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Valletta in Malta per month.
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Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 16° | 14° | 88 mm | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Feb | 16° | 14° | 81 mm | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Mar | 17° | 15° | 54 mm | 12 | 19 | 4 | 5 |
| Apr | 19° | 17° | 16 mm | 8 | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| May | 22° | 20° | 10 mm | 5 | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| Jun | 27° | 23° | 2 mm | 2 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul | 30° | 26° | 2 mm | 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 |
| Aug | 30° | 27° | 10 mm | 2 | 29 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep | 28° | 26° | 42 mm | 9 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct | 26° | 23° | 73 mm | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
| Nov | 22° | 20° | 90 mm | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| Dec | 18° | 16° | 87 mm | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 16° in january in Malta and at least around 14° degrees. In january there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 88 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 16° in february in Malta and at least around 14° degrees. In february there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 81 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 17° in march in Malta and at least around 15° degrees. In march there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 54 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 19° in april in Malta and at least around 17° degrees. In april there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 22° in may in Malta and at least around 20° degrees. In may there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 27° in june in Malta and at least around 23° degrees. In june there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 30° in july in Malta and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 30° in august in Malta and at least around 27° degrees. In august there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 28° in september in Malta and at least around 26° degrees. In september there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 42 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 26° in october in Malta and at least around 23° degrees. In october there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 73 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 22° in november in Malta and at least around 20° degrees. In november there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 90 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 18° in december in Malta and at least around 16° degrees. In december there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Malta.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Malta
Weather statistics Malta
View all weather statistics from Malta per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Malta and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Malta
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14 day weather forecast Malta
The weather for Valletta in Malta will be around 28° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Min (°C) | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 27° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 25% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 2.2mm | 0.5mm | 0.6mm | 0.2mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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| Max (°C) | 28° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° |
| Min (°C) | 27° | 27° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
About Malta
Malta is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Valletta. It is only 316 km² with 197 km of coastline and has a population of 434.403. In terms of area, the country is 97x smaller than United Kingdom. If you want to call Malta you have to use +356 or 00356 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +3565012457809 or 003565012457809.
Malta is in a straight line at 2.088 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 3 hour and 15 min.
If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 2900 km from London to the capital city Valletta and you are about 31 minutes and 50 minutes on your way without stops and delay..
Time difference Malta
In Malta it is now 18:48 hour in the evening on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is equal to the time in United Kingdom. The time zone of Malta is Europe/Malta and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
Vaccinations Malta
No recommended vaccinations are required for Malta.
Currency Malta
In Malta the Europese Euro is used to pay.
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