Malta in August

Peak heat and prices; Santa Marija (15 Aug) festas; Comino packed.

• Malta and Gozo (land) · Valletta, Mdina, Sliema, Victoriahot

  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 Poolbest weather

  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.

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.

• Santa Marija big impact

  15 Aug

  Festas in several villages and Victoria; ferries to Gozo packed.

Crowds · Malta

High

Prices · Malta

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Rated best or good this month

• Sea and diving

  Best weather of the year (Comino, Gozo dive sites, Għadira, St Peter's Pool)

Better another month

• Valletta

  Hottest; Aug 15 is a public holiday and crowded.