Temperature
The average annual temperature is 18–19 °C (64–66 °F) (one of the highest results in Europe): around 22 °C (72 °F) during the day and 15 °C (59 °F) at night. In the coldest month – January – the temperature ranges from 12 to 20 °C (54 to 68 °F) during the day and 7 to 15 °C (45 to 59 °F) at night. In the warmest month – August – the temperature ranges from 28 to 34 °C (82 to 93 °F) during the day and 19 to 24 °C (66 to 75 °F) at night. Large fluctuations in temperature are rare. Average number of days above 32 °C (89.6 °F) is to 15, several days in July and several days in August. Annual average relative humidity is 73%, ranging from 65% in July (morning: 78% evening: 53%) to 78% in December (morning: 83% evening: 73%).
Generally – summer's/holiday season lasts to 8 months, beginning around mid-April with temperatures 19–23 °C (66–73 °F) during the day and 13–14 °C (55–57 °F) at night, ending in November with temperatures 17–25 °C (63–77 °F) during the day and 11–17 °C (52–63 °F) at night, although also in remaining 4 months temperatures sometimes reach 20 °C (68 °F) during the day. Among all capitals in Europe continent, Valletta - capital of Malta has the warmest winters with average temperature of 15–16 °C (59–61 °F) during the day and 9–10 °C (48–50 °F) at night in the period January–February. In spring - March and autumn - December, average temperatures is around 17 °C (63 °F) during the day and 11 °C (52 °F) at night. Also, Malta is one of the few places in Europe which are "green" all year round.
The lowest temperature ever recorded at Valletta was on 19 February 1859, with 1.2 °C (34.2 °F), and the highest temperature was 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) recorded in August 1999 at Luqa International Airport. An unofficial lowest temperature of −1.7 °C (28.9 °F) was recorded on 1 February 1962 in the Ta' Qali airfield with snow on the ground.
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