Climate · Valletta

Valletta in December

Mild and damp, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Valletta is mild: highs near 65°F, lows near 57°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 9 hours 46 minutes.December in Valletta is mild: highs near 18°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 9 hours 46 minutes.

High
65°F18°Caverage
Low
57°F14°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 36% of days
Daylight
9h 46mon average

Is December a good time to visit Valletta?


December sits outside Valletta's best months, which run in two parts: May to June, or October. Expect mild days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 65°F in December, against 61°F to 85°F through the year.Highs near 18°C in December, against 16°C to 29°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

36% of days in December, against 0% to 36% through the year.

Cloud cover

41% cover in December, against 4% to 42% through the year.

Daylight

9h 46m in December, against 9h 46m to 14h 33m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side


  1. November71°22°low 63°low 17°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December65°18°low 57°low 14°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. January62°17°low 54°low 12°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Valletta sits, in December

Europe/Malta

this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:05 AMsets 4:49 PM
Above the sea
50 mlow-lying
Latitude
35.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Valletta, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Valletta is our one place in Malta so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Valletta. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.