Malta
Malta in January
In January, Malta averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 10 °C, with about 81 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Malta's most comfortable months, April to June, September and November.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 10 °C
- Rain in the month
- 81 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 10 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 163
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Malta
January is tied for the coolest month in Malta by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 16 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 9 °C to 23 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 81 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 42 mm (498 mm a year); it is tied for the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 10 h, against 9 h 40 min at the shortest and 14 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 °C | 10 °C | 81 mm | |
| February | 16 °C | 9 °C | 59 mm | |
| March | 18 °C | 11 °C | 37 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 13 °C | 17 mm | Yes |
| May | 24 °C | 16 °C | 9 mm | Yes |
| June | 29 °C | 20 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
| July | 31 °C | 23 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 23 °C | 7 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 22 °C | 44 mm | Yes |
| October | 25 °C | 19 °C | 81 mm | |
| November | 21 °C | 15 °C | 71 mm | Yes |
| December | 17 °C | 12 °C | 91 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Malta?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C and about 81 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Malta are April to June, September and November; the nearest are November, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Malta in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Malta
This guide lists 163 places to stay in Malta: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 162 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 135; 10 km or more, 25.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.