When to go · Malta
Malta in May
Great month. Warm, green and swimmable by the end of the month; firework festival in the Grand Harbour — check dates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Malta
- Prices
- Medium
- Malta
Verdict
Warm, green and swimmable by the end of the month; firework festival in the Grand Harbour — check dates.
Weather in May
- 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.
Workers' Day
1 May
Offices closed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malta
- Medium
- Prices · Malta
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in May
Rated best or good this month
Malta and Gozo (land)
Best weather of the year (Valletta, Mdina, Sliema, Victoria)
Warm; long days.