Malta
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About
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English but Maltese is recognised as the national language. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the European Union (EU) by both area and population.
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Why visit
Visit Malta when the trip needs coast, rest, and a practical base rather than a dense museum itinerary. The cultural value is usually in museums, galleries, and collections, music, theater, and performance, archaeology and older urban layers, plus the everyday details around beaches, ports, markets, food, religious sites, and nearby towns. Use the destination honestly. If the main reason to be there is water, light, landscape, or easy logistics, let that be the plan. Then add one or two cultural stops that explain the place beyond the hotel zone, such as a local church, harbor, nature reserve, craft area, market, or older settlement nearby.
When to avoid
Do not choose Malta if you would be disappointed by resort infrastructure, seasonal closures, or a trip that depends heavily on transport. Beach areas can be crowded, expensive, or thin on cultural depth outside a few well-chosen stops. Check weather, transport, and booking conditions before committing. If you want museums, opera, bookstores, or a deep walking city, this should be paired with a stronger cultural base.
Malta Summer (June to September)
For Malta, June through August usually require the most attention to heat, light, and weather. The warm season in Malta often depends on managing dry heat, late hours, and crowded historic or coastal areas. For Malta, a compact route and enough water matter more than adding distant outdoor stops. Use interiors and later programming in Malta to keep the itinerary from depending only on outdoor time.
Winter Season (Dec-Feb)
December through February change the practical rhythm in Malta. For a visitor, the main question is whether rain, humidity, rough seas, wind, or reduced services will limit walks, boats, beaches, and day trips. In Malta, the season works when viewpoints, local museums, churches, cafes, and nearby towns are chosen carefully. Use Malta with shorter outdoor sections, checked access, and a reliable return route.
The next week in Malta
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
24° / 18°
0.6 mm
UV High
Sat
Overcast
20° / 18°
UV Very high
Sun
Overcast
21° / 17°
UV Very high
Mon
Partly cloudy
22° / 15°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
22° / 16°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
22° / 18°
UV Very high
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
24° / 15°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.0h
05:57 – 19:59local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Malta
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Malta International Airport (MLA) at 15 km.
Getting around Malta
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
FlixBus-deB Metro
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
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- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.