Malta
Malta in October
In October, Malta averages a daytime high of 25 °C and a night-time low of 19 °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
- 25 °C
- Average low
- 19 °C
- Rain in the month
- 81 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 11 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 163
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Malta
October is the 5th warmest 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, October is 3 °C cooler than September, and November is 4 °C cooler than October.
October 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 October the sun is up for about 11 h 10 min, 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 October a good time to visit Malta?
Not by the measure used here: 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 September, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Malta that are comfortable in October
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.