According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Malta is April to June and September to December. Plan 4–7 days.

Best months for Malta

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. AprilBest
  5. MayBest
  6. JuneBest
  7. July
  8. August
  9. SeptemberBest
  10. OctoberBest
  11. NovemberBest
  12. DecemberBest
Best months
April to June and September to December
How long to stay
4–7 days
Continent
Europe

What Malta is best for

  • City life
  • Beach & sea
  • Food
  • Culture & history

Fortified Valletta, ancient megalithic temples, crystal-clear swimming spots like the Blue Lagoon, and traditional pastizzi.

Prices
€€ · about the same as in Slovakia

Weather in Malta by month

Monthly averages around Valletta; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.

MonthAverage temperatureRain
Januaryabout 15 °Csome rain (72 mm)
Februaryabout 14 °Csome rain (69 mm)
Marchabout 15 °Csome rain (48 mm)
April bestabout 16 °Csome rain (33 mm)
May bestabout 19 °Clittle rain (18 mm)
June bestabout 23 °Clittle rain (12 mm)
Julyabout 26 °Clittle rain (3 mm)
Augustabout 27 °Clittle rain (9 mm)
September bestabout 25 °Csome rain (63 mm)
October bestabout 23 °Csome rain (78 mm)
November bestabout 20 °Csome rain (96 mm)
December bestabout 16 °Csome rain (78 mm)

Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).

Good to know about Malta

Capital
Valletta
Languages
Maltese and English
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Time
UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Plugs
Type G · 230 V
Driving
On the left
Calling code
+356

Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.

Our posts about Malta

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