Air Temperature

Highest Maximum 20.6°C 18th
Lowest Maximum 13.4°C 22nd
Highest Minimum 14.6°C 17th
Lowest Minimum 4.9°C 23rd

 

Mean Maximum 16.6°C
Mean Minimum 11.1°C
Mean 13.8°C

 

Relative Humidity

Highest Relative Humidity 95% Numerous days
Lowest Relative Humidity 52% 24th

 

Mean Relative Humidity 79.1%

 

Wind

Highest Gust 57.9km/h 6th

 

Mean Wind Speed 10.8km/h
Most Frequent Wind Direction Northwest

 

Atmospheric Pressure

Highest Atmospheric Pressure 1034.0hPa 31st
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 999.6hPa 6th

 

Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1020.2hPa

 

Precipitation

Total Rainfall During January 2024 55.0 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 185.2 mm

 

Highest 24 Hour Total 25.3 mm 12th

 

Rain Days 9 days
Thunderstorm Days 1 day
Hail Days 1 day

 

Rainfall Events

06/01/2024 10.3 mm Thundery Showers with Hail
07/01/2024 3.6 mm Showers
08/01/2024 4.2 mm Showers
09/01/2024 1.5 mm Light Rain
10/01/2024 4.6 mm Showers
12/01/2024 25.3 mm Thundery Showers
16/01/2024 1.2 mm Light Rain
20/01/2024 2.0 mm Light Rain
21/01/2024 2.3 mm Light Rain
23/01/2024 0.0 mm Distant Light Rain

 

January 2024 Compared to the Climate Means

  Climate Mean January 2024 Anomaly
Mean Maximum Temperature 15.6°C 16.6°C  +1.0°C
Mean Minimum Temperature 10.1°C 11.1°C +1.0°C
Mean Temperature 12.8°C 13.8°C +1.0°C
Mean Relative Humidity 78.4% 79.1% +0.7%
Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1021.7hPa 1020.2hPa -1.5hPa
Total Rainfall 69.4 mm 55.0 mm -14.4 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 385.5 mm 185.2 mm -200.3 mm
Total Rain Days 14 days 9 days -5 days
Total Thunderstorm Days 4 days 1 day -3 days
Total Hail Days 2 days 1 day -1 day

 

Warmer and Drier in JANUARY 2024

Numerous showers and a thunderstorm during the first half of January made for a wet start to 2024. The year may have started with a splash, but January’s total precipitation – which amounted to 55.0 mm – did not measure up to the climate norm. The national mean was at an even lower 44.2 mm. There were 9 days of rain. Thunder and hail were recorded on just one day. The 12th, the day with the heaviest rain, accounted for 25.3 mm of last month’s tally. The 174.6 mm of rainfall measured since September 1st amount to just 48% of the climate norm.

Apart from being drier than the climate norm, the month was also a full degree warmer than expected. Averaging at 13.8°C, the air temperature for the month surpassed the climate norm by 13.8°C. The warmest air temperature was registered on the 18th, when thermometers hit 20.6°C. The month’s coldest temperature was measured in the early hours of the 23rd, with a 5.2°C minimum.

Rainfall Totals around the Maltese Islands in January 2024 (and since last September 1st):

Għarb: 55.0 mm (185.2 mm)

Victoria: 73.6 mm (199.6 mm)

Xewkija: 40.0 mm (123.8 mm)

Nadur: 65.3 mm (206.0 mm)

Marsalforn: 47.6 mm (139.4 mm)

Mellieħa: 41.0 mm (142.6 mm)

Buġibba: 42.0 mm (175.6 mm)

Mġarr: 32.2 mm (169.7 mm)

Naxxar: 46.1 mm (198.2 mm)

Mosta: 43.9 mm (193.9 mm)

Dingli: 24.5 mm (180.1 mm)

Msida: 53.8 mm (195.4 mm)

Valletta: 40.3 mm (144.4 mm)

Imqabba: 33.9 mm (192.9 mm)

Birżebbuġa: 36.6 mm (172.2 mm)

Sliema: 40.2 mm (174.6 mm)

Fgura: 35.2 mm (175.1 mm)

NATIONAL MEAN: 44.2 mm (174.6 mm)