Malta Weather in May
Malta in May
The short of it: Malta in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 80 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Malta an average May high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 80 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Malta runs about middling and drier than most in May. Santa Teresinha, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Malta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 47 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa TeresinhaParaíba | 17 km SSE | 29° | 22° | 90 mm |
| Vista SerranaParaíba | 19 km NNW | 30° | 22° | 70 mm |
| São José de EspinharasParaíba | 23 km ENE | 30° | 23° | 81 mm |
| São BentinhoParaíba | 23 km W | 30° | 22° | 93 mm |
| CatingueiraParaíba | 26 km SSW | 29° | 21° | 119 mm |
| PatosParaíba | 30 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 87 mm |
| Serra Negra do NorteRio Grande do Norte | 30 km NNE | 30° | 22° | 85 mm |
| PombalParaíba | 34 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 77 mm |