Malta climate
Monthly averages for Valletta, 2021–2025
In Valletta, the warmest month is July, with an average high of 32°C, and the coldest is February, when nights average 11°C.
About 357 mm of rain falls in a year, on roughly 60 days. November is the wettest month (58 mm) and July the driest (1 mm).
Wind is strongest in January (21 km/h on average) and lightest in August (13 km/h).
Compared with Dublin, July afternoons are 13°C warmer, and January afternoons 8°C milder.
The hottest day in 2021–2025 reached 42.4°C (24 July 2023), and the coldest night fell to 6.5°C (25 January 2022).
Temperature
Bars run from the average night-time low to the average daytime high, in °C.
Rainfall
Average total rainfall each month, in millimetres.
Wind
Average wind speed at 10 metres each month, in km/h.
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Sun h/day | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 8.7 | 21 |
| February | 16 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 9.3 | 19 |
| March | 17 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 10.3 | 21 |
| April | 19 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 10.9 | 20 |
| May | 23 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 12.2 | 17 |
| June | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 13.6 | 13 |
| July | 32 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13.9 | 13 |
| August | 31 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 12.5 | 13 |
| September | 29 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 11.2 | 15 |
| October | 25 | 20 | 56 | 6 | 9.8 | 16 |
| November | 21 | 17 | 58 | 10 | 8.7 | 18 |
| December | 18 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 8.1 | 19 |
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