Sliema Weather in May
Sliema in May
The short of it: Sliema in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 14 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 16° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 14 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Sliema an average May high of 24°, a low of 16° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 24°, with nights near 16°. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 3 min in mid-May, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Sliema runs about middling and wetter than most in May. San Ġiljan, 1 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sliema, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San ĠiljanSaint Julian | 1 km WNW | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| GżiraIl-Gżira | 1 km WSW | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| Ta’ XbiexTarxien | 2 km SSW | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| VallettaValletta | 2 km SE | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| FlorianaFloriana | 2 km SSE | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| SwieqiIs-Swieqi | 2 km WNW | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| PietàTal-Pietà | 2 km SSW | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| San ĠwannSaint John | 2 km WSW | 24° | 16° | 7.0 mm |