Malta in December

Nativity cribs and Christmas lights; Republic Day (13 Dec); mild but windy.

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

  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 Poolcool

  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.

• Immaculate Conception

  8 Dec

  Public holiday; Cospicua festa.

• Republic Day

  13 Dec

  Offices closed.

• Christmas

  25 Dec

  Cribs and midnight Mass; many restaurants closed.

Crowds · Malta

Low

Prices · Malta

Medium

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Valletta

  Mild; Christmas lights.