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Best time to visit Malta

When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.

Busiest week

AugustCrowd level 100

Wk 32 · 275,613 overnight stays

Quietest weeks

JanuaryCrowd level 0–3

Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions

Sweet spot

AprilCrowd level 53–63

Wk 14–16 · quietest while the weather still holds

Warmest month

29 °CComfort 74

August · around 3 mm of rain in the month

Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative

Malta (Malta) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 to 3 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 275,613 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.

How we calculate

Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.

Weather profile

Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.

JanuaryØ 5
FebruaryØ 20
MarchØ 32
AprilØ 57
MayØ 61
JuneØ 71
JulyØ 88
AugustØ 98
SeptemberØ 72
OctoberØ 70
NovemberØ 48
DecemberØ 27
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100

Why this week?

Crowd level53/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort42/100 · Sun & warmth

-1 % versus the region's annual average.

Contributing months
March (8 %) · April (92 %)
Overnight stays/week
185,906
School-holiday pressure (source markets)
19 % of source markets on school holidays · -2 % crowding from holidays
Region range
83,714–275,613 (avg 187,291)
Base years
2022, 2023, 2024 (excluding 2020, 2021)

v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom global (ungewichtet) gemittelten Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte – der Quellland-Mix liegt für dieses Ziel-Land nicht vor. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.

Pre-filled with the next date in week 14.

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The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.

Crowd level, weather comfort and temperature in Malta by month – crowd score 0–100, season-relative to the region's own annual peak
MonthCrowd level0–100, season-relativeWeather comfort0–100, profile “mild”Avg temperature
January56814 °C
February207115 °C
March327816 °C
April578917 °C
May619521 °C
June718925 °C
July887828 °C
August987429 °C
September727827 °C
October708323 °C
November487720 °C
December277116 °C

The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Malta itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.

Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.

Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026

Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.

Recommended

Wk 14–16

The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 57 out of 100, weather comfort near 88.

Crowd level
53–63
Comfort
85–91
Plan this period
Good alternative

Wk 17–19

A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 59, weather comfort near 94.

Crowd level
59–60
Comfort
93–95
Plan this period
Avoid

Wk 31–33

The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.

Crowd level
97–100
Comfort
73–75

How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.

Bed occupancy in Malta
46.0

per cent of bed places, annual mean

European median
23.1

per cent of bed places, annual mean

Furthest from the median: November, at 2.7× the value. Closest to the median: July, at 1.5× the value.

Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Malta with itself. The two measures are never combined.

Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.

  • Avg temperature
  • Day/night range
  • Precipitation
0290100Jan: 49 mmFeb: 42 mmMar: 29 mmApr: 9 mmMay: 12 mmJun: 3 mmJul: 0 mmAug: 3 mmSep: 35 mmOct: 68 mmNov: 98 mmDec: 65 mmJan: Ø 14 °C · Day 14 °C · Night 13 °CFeb: Ø 14 °C · Day 15 °C · Night 13 °CMar: Ø 15 °C · Day 16 °C · Night 14 °CApr: Ø 16 °C · Day 17 °C · Night 15 °CMay: Ø 19 °C · Day 21 °C · Night 18 °CJun: Ø 24 °C · Day 25 °C · Night 22 °CJul: Ø 27 °C · Day 28 °C · Night 25 °CAug: Ø 27 °C · Day 29 °C · Night 26 °CSep: Ø 25 °C · Day 27 °C · Night 24 °COct: Ø 22 °C · Day 23 °C · Night 22 °CNov: Ø 19 °C · Day 20 °C · Night 19 °CDec: Ø 16 °C · Day 16 °C · Night 15 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec°Cmm
Monthly climate values
MonthAvg temperature (°C)Day avg (°C)Night avg (°C)Precipitation (mm)
Jan14141349
Feb14151342
Mar15161429
Apr1617159
May19211812
Jun2425223
Jul2728250
Aug2729263
Sep25272435
Oct22232268
Nov19201998
Dec16161565

The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.

How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.

Very sunny
≈ 5.1 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
0.08.0Jan: ≈ 2.8 h full midday sun/dayFeb: ≈ 3.8 h full midday sun/dayMar: ≈ 5.1 h full midday sun/dayApr: ≈ 6.3 h full midday sun/dayMay: ≈ 7.0 h full midday sun/dayJun: ≈ 7.7 h full midday sun/dayJul: ≈ 7.7 h full midday sun/dayAug: ≈ 6.8 h full midday sun/daySep: ≈ 5.3 h full midday sun/dayOct: ≈ 3.9 h full midday sun/dayNov: ≈ 2.7 h full midday sun/dayDec: ≈ 2.3 h full midday sun/dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDech
Sun by month
Month≈ h of full midday sun per day
Jan2.8
Feb3.8
Mar5.1
Apr6.3
May7.0
Jun7.7
Jul7.7
Aug6.8
Sep5.3
Oct3.9
Nov2.7
Dec2.3

Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.

Destination airports of Malta and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.

Destination airports

Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.

“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.

Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.

When is the best time to visit Malta?

The best time to visit Malta is April (Wk 14–16): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 57 out of 100, weather comfort about 88 out of 100.

When is Malta quietest?

January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Malta. Crowd levels there sit at 0–3 out of 100, the lowest across the year.

When is Malta busiest?

Malta is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 275,613 overnight stays in the peak week.

What is the weather like in Malta and when is it warmest?

It is warmest in Malta in August with an average of 29 °C and around 3 mm of rain in the month.

How do you get to Malta?

Malta is reachable via the destination airport Malta International Airport (MLA) with direct flights.

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Crowding figures
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
Climate data
Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
Reachability

Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Data as of: September 2026

Data basis
All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.