Europe
Malta
About 484k people live in Malta, on 316 km² in 67 regions; the capital is Valletta.
Best timeApr–Jun
Best weather in OctoberMġarr 83
October: highs25° – 25°
Rain this month, on average69mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr–Jun.
Malta at a glance
Places of Earth follows 190 places here month by month, with 0 mountains and 180 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and June.
Valletta now22°CPartly cloudy · 03:33Sunrise · sunset07:17 · 18:17VallettaNext holiday8 DecemberFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
Malta's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+85%295k in 1950 → 545k in 2025 → 536k in 2050Malta · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$72,2002025 · 21/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy83.02024 · 25/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities96 %2025 · 16/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet94 %2024 · 35/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.012024 · 206/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover1 %2024 · 187/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Malta
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Malta
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with everything we follow there.
72OctoberMarsa
Mar–May
25° / 19°69 mm
83OctoberMġarr
Apr–May · Oct
25° / 19°70 mm
72OctoberBurmarrad
Mar–May
25° / 19°69 mm
72OctoberBaħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Mar–May
25° / 19°66 mm
73OctoberBubaqra
Apr–Jun
25° / 18°70 mm
83OctoberMarsalforn
Apr–May · Oct
25° / 19°70 mm
81OctoberManikata
Mar–May
25° / 19°66 mm
83OctoberXlendi
Apr–May · Oct
25° / 19°66 mm
67 regions
Il-Mellieħa12 places · Manikata
Ir-Rabat12 places · Rabat
L-Imġarr10 places · Mġarr
Is-Siġġiewi8 places · Siġġiewi
Saint Lawrence8 places · San Lawrenz
Birżebbuġa7 places · Birżebbuġa
Saint Paul’s Bay7 places · Burmarrad
Ħaż-Żabbar6 places · Żabbar
Il-Mosta6 places · Mosta
Il-Kalkara5 places · Kalkara
Is-Swieqi5 places · Swieqi
L-Għarb5 places · Għarb
Dingli4 places · Dingli
Ħaż-Żebbuġ4 places · Haz-Zebbug
Iż-Żurrieq4 places · Bubaqra
Marsaxlokk4 places · Marsaxlokk
Qormi4 places · Qormi
Il-Qrendi3 places · Qrendi
In-Naxxar3 places · Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Iż-Żebbuġ3 places · Marsalforn
Iż-Żejtun3 places · Żejtun
L-Għasri3 places · Għasri
Marsaskala3 places · Marsaskala
Safi3 places · Safi
Ta’ Xbiex3 places · Tarxien
Victoria3 places · Victoria
Attard2 places · Attard
Ghajnsielem2 places · Għajnsielem
Ħal Għaxaq2 places · Għaxaq
Il-Fontana2 places · Fontana
Il-Gudja2 places · Gudja
Il-Munxar2 places · Xlendi
Ix-Xewkija2 places · Xewkija
L-Imqabba2 places · Mqabba
L-Imsida2 places · Imsida
Luqa2 places · Luqa
Saint Julian2 places · San Ġiljan
Balzan1 places · Balzan
Birkirkara1 places · Birkirkara
Bormla1 places · Cospicua
Floriana1 places · Floriana
Ħal Għargħur1 places · Hal Gharghur
Il-Birgu1 places · Vittoriosa
Il-Fgura1 places · Fgura
Il-Gżira1 places · Gżira
Il-Ħamrun1 places · Ħamrun
Il-Marsa1 places · Marsa
Il-Qala1 places · Qala
In-Nadur1 places · Nadur
Ix-Xagħra1 places · Xagħra
Ix-Xgħajra1 places · Xgħajra
Kirkop1 places · Kirkop
L-Iklin1 places · L-Iklin
L-Imdina1 places · Imdina
Lija1 places · Lija
Mtarfa1 places · Imtarfa
Paola1 places · Paola
Pembroke1 places · Pembroke
Saint John1 places · San Ġwann
Saint Venera1 places · Santa Venera
Sannat1 places · Sannat
Senglea1 places · Senglea
Ta’ Kerċem1 places · Kercem
Tal-Pietà1 places · Pietà
Tarxien1 places · Ta' Xbiex
Tas-Sliema1 places · Sliema
Valletta1 places · Valletta
Malta from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Malta
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Nature in Malta
Beach
Għajn Tuffieħa
Beach
Golden Bay
Beach
Buġibba Perched Beach
Beach
Imġiebaħ Beach
Island
Malta
Island
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The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Malta
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Malta
180 monuments and 33 museums; the best known first.
St. John's Co-CathedralBuilt 1577 · Baroque
VallettaBuilt 1566
Auberge de CastilleBuilt 1744 · Spanish Baroque
St. Paul's Cathedral, MdinaBuilt 1702 · baroque
Basilica of Our Lady of Mount CarmelBuilt 1570 · Neoclassicism
Church of St Catherine of Italy, VallettaBuilt 1576 · baroque
Museum
National Museum of ArchaeologyBuilt 1958
Museum
MUŻABuilt 2018What's on in Malta
The ground and the sky in Malta
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 19502magnitude 5+, of them 0 of 6+StrongestM5.2Marsaskala 32 km → · 1972The moon tonightWaxing gibbous94% · VallettaNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseNorthern Taurids~5 an hour12 November · VallettaNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Malta
1 large airports, 21 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsG230 V
Emergency112Calling code +356
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyEuroEUR
LanguagesMaltese · English
Local time03:33Valletta
Tipping
5–10% in restaurants is common if service is not included; in cafés people round up.