CLIMATE
The climate in Malta is warm and healthy. There are no biting winds, fog, snow or frost. Rain falls for only short periods and averages about 578 mm in a whole year.
Average temperature is 14.1° C in winter (Nov – Apr) and 32° C in summer (May – Oct). The sun shines for an average of 6.46 hours each day in winter and 10.11 hours in summer.
The hottest period is from mid-July to mid-September. The following table gives the monthly averages taken over a 30 year period for hours of bright sunshine, temperatures and rainfall (Source Malta Tourism Authority):
Month | Sunshine Hrs | Rainfall (mm) | ° C Min ° C Max | Sea° C | |
January | 5.46 | 90.1 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 14.5 |
February | 6.36 | 60.8 | 15.3 | 9.3 | 14.5 |
March | 7.33 | 44.7 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 14.5 |
April | 8.46 | 24 | 18.8 | 11.9 | 16.1 |
May | 9.99 | 8.9 | 23.1 | 15.1 | 18.4 |
June | 11.23 | 3.8 | 27.4 | 18.6 | 21.1 |
July | 12.15 | 0.9 | 30.2 | 21.2 | 24.5 |
August | 11.36 | 8.8 | 30.6 | 21.8 | 25.6 |
September | 9.00 | 40.4 | 27.8 | 20.4 | 25.0 |
October | 7.22 | 123.6 | 23.8 | 17.2 | 22.2 |
November | 6.5 | 76.8 | 20.0 | 13.9 | 19.5 |
December | 5.2 | 100.2 | 16.6 | 11.1 | 16.7 |