Climate of Malta - Sea Temperature

Sea Temperature

Average annual temperature of sea is 20 °C (68 °F) (the highest result in continent of Europe), from 16 °C (61 °F) in January to 26 °C (79 °F) in August. In total 6 months - from June to November - the average sea temperature exceeds 21 °C (70 °F), while in May and December - 18 °C (64 °F). In the remaining 4 months - from January to April - the average sea temperature is about 16 °C (61 °F).

In the second half of April - beginning of the summer/holiday season the average sea temperature is 17 °C (63 °F). The highest temperature is 27 °C (81 °F) in the second half of August, in late August and early September drops to 26 °C (79 °F) in the second half of September drops to 25 °C (77 °F). Around mid-October drops to 24 °C (75 °F), about the last week of October drops to 23 °C (73 °F) and in early November drops to 22 °C (72 °F) (data of 2010).

Average sea temperature
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Malta 16 16 16 16 18 21 24 26 25 23 21 18

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