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Malta in May

Around 20 °C with 12 mm of rain and 9.2 hours of sun a day.

May is a solid shoulder-season month in Malta. Around 20 °C with 12 mm of rain and 9.2 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Malta · May
What the weather usually does

Malta · typical month

  • Day / night
    18 – 20 °C
    Year range 14 – 27 °C
  • Rainfall
    12 mm
    Year range 0 – 94 mm
  • Sunshine
    9.2 hr / day
    Year range 5.0 – 10.4 hr / day
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What’s open · May

Things to do in Malta in May

Nothing in Malta shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in May.

  • At its best
    The Blue Lagoon, Comino

    warm water without the peak-season crowds — autumn is the pick, with the sea still at 24–26 °C

    Sources: ilovecominoboattrips.com, continenthop.com

  • Open
    Sea swimming

    Malta holds a sea above 20 °C for six months of the year, a longer window than almost anywhere else in the Mediterranean

    Sources: secretescapes.com, en.wikipedia.org

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

68 regions · current month

Malta, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Malta

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyMalta. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in February (15.2), highest in August (27.5). Monthly means: 15.4, 15.2, 15.7, 16.8, 19.6, 23.9, 26.8, 27.5, 26.0, 23.3, 20.6, 17.3.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January15.413.910.318.1
February15.213.811.217.6
March15.714.311.718.5
April16.815.613.718.8
May19.618.215.822.1
June23.922.420.127.7
July26.825.323.229.3
August27.526.124.129.4
September26.024.721.828.0
October23.321.919.425.7
November20.618.815.123.6
December17.315.712.419.8
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyMalta. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (0), highest in November (94). Monthly means: 48, 43, 29, 9, 12, 3, 0, 3, 36, 69, 94, 63.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January48
February43
March29
April9
May12
June3
July0
August3
September36
October69
November94
December63
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyMalta. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (5.0), highest in July (10.4). Monthly means: 5.9, 7.0, 8.2, 9.0, 9.2, 10.1, 10.4, 9.4, 7.9, 6.8, 5.4, 5.0.
View data table
MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.9
February7.0
March8.2
April9.0
May9.2
June10.1
July10.4
August9.4
September7.9
October6.8
November5.4
December5.0
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyMalta. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in August (13.9), highest in December (26.7). Monthly means: 26.0, 24.0, 25.4, 22.9, 19.6, 14.8, 14.4, 13.9, 16.6, 19.6, 22.9, 26.7.
— average▬ typical range
View data table
MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January26.09.844.6
February24.08.742.6
March25.410.943.6
April22.99.139.1
May19.66.935.8
June14.86.431.2
July14.45.533.2
August13.94.928.7
September16.66.032.7
October19.66.037.5
November22.98.242.4
December26.79.045.5
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Around 17 °C with 9 mm of rain and 9.0 hours of sun a day.

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June

Around 24 °C with 3 mm of rain and 10.1 hours of sun a day.

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