When to go · Malta
Malta in April
Great month. Holy Week processions; ideal walking weather; sea still cool.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Malta
- Prices
- Medium
- Malta
Verdict
Holy Week processions; ideal walking weather; sea still cool.
Weather in April
- Malta and Gozo (land) · Valletta, Mdina, Sliema, Victoriabest weather
Mild, wet-ish winters (14–17 °C by day) and dry hot summers (30–35 °C) with humidity; the sirocco can bring dusty, hot days in spring and autumn.
- Sea and diving · Comino, Gozo dive sites, Għadira, St Peter's Poolfine
Sea is 15 °C in winter and 26–27 °C in August; diving runs all year with a wetsuit; boats cancel in strong gregale (north-east) winds.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Good Friday and Easter big impact
Good Friday (26 Mar 2027 — moves yearly)
Processions across Malta and Gozo; some sites shut.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malta
- Medium
- Prices · Malta
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
Malta and Gozo (land)
Best weather of the year (Valletta, Mdina, Sliema, Victoria)
Warm; good month.