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Best time to visit Valletta

May is the best time to visit Valletta for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 88/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 3 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth August 28 °C
Cooler weather February 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 88 21 °C 1 64
2 June 85 24 °C 0 90
3 October 85 23 °C 6 82
4 November 80 20 °C 9 57
5 April 79 17 °C 3 44
6 September 79 26 °C 4 96
7 July 75 27 °C 0 100
8 March 72 15 °C 5 30
9 August 72 28 °C 1 99
10 December 70 16 °C 10 34
11 January 65 15 °C 9 23
12 February 65 14 °C 8 21

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 15 °C 47 % 23
February 15 °C 14 °C 43 % 21
March 15 °C 15 °C 38 % 30
April 16 °C 17 °C 35 % 44
May 19 °C 21 °C 28 % 64
June 22 °C 24 °C 15 % 90
July 25 °C 27 °C 3 % 100
August 27 °C 28 °C 7 % 99
September 26 °C 26 °C 27 % 96
October 24 °C 23 °C 41 % 82
November 21 °C 20 °C 47 % 57
December 18 °C 16 °C 48 % 34

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 14 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.6 °C 54 mm 47 %
February 14.4 °C 50 mm 43 %
March 15.5 °C 32 mm 38 %
April 17.3 °C 15 mm 35 %
May 20.5 °C 6 mm 28 %
June 24.4 °C 2 mm 15 %
July 27.2 °C under 1 mm 3 %
August 28.1 °C 3 mm 7 %
September 25.9 °C 34 mm 27 %
October 23.1 °C 49 mm 41 %
November 19.6 °C 67 mm 47 %
December 16.2 °C 70 mm 48 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.