According to climate data, the mean temperature in April is of 16.1°C (a 19.6°C high and a 12.5°C low). Total precipitation in a typical April amounts to 23.2 mm. April is marked by weather that feels more like spring. Daytime temperatures start verging on the comfortable. Although some nights still feel chilly, the trend of gradually rising temperatures becomes more noticeable. Weather conditions are completely stable though. Whilst spells of fine weather become longer and more frequent, they are still interrupted by one or two days of strong wind and sporadic showers. April, along with March, can be a windy month in the Maltese Islands. Sirocco winds are also very common, and therefore, the threat of dusty rain and airborne fine desert sand from the Sahara extends into April too. Long-term weather models are indicating that, with regards to temperature, April 2022 may break the trend of significantly colder than average weather set in previous months. It will likely end up being around or marginally below the average. The rise in temperatures will remain gradual, with the likelihood of any significantly warm or cold spells being relatively low. The same long-term weather models are suggesting that precipitation in April is unlikely to exceed the climate norm. As we advance through spring, one would expect the weather to become naturally drier. This outlook is to be taken only as indicative. It indicates that storm systems across the central Mediterranean will be less frequent than in a typical year. One or two stormy episodes and one or two misses, may easily produce plentiful precipitation, pushing values to above or below average respectively. Whether or not it ends up being average or wetter than average depends on whether storm systems that form around us end up affecting land or not.

 

 

FURTHER OUTLOOK (TEMPERATURE) FOR MAY-JUNE-JULY 2022 – Average

FURTHER OUTLOOK (PRECIPITATION) FOR MAY-JUNE-JULY 2022 – Drier than Average*

* A ‘Drier than Average’ outlook means that maps are pointing towards normal storm system activity around the central Mediterranean. As spring progresses, storm activity across the Mediterranean will naturally diminish. Whether or not a month ends up being drier or wetter than average will depend on whether any rain-producing systems that form affect land or not. This is because one or two stormy episodes may easily produce plentiful precipitation, pushing values to above average. Conversely, one or two near misses may leave the Maltese Islands land area dry, pushing values to below average.