Hotter than Average in July 2021
Air Temperature
Highest Maximum | 35.8°C | 31st |
Lowest Maximum | 26.4°C | 17th |
Highest Minimum | 26.3°C | 31st |
Lowest Minimum | 21.8°C | 19th |
Mean Maximum | 30.9°C |
Mean Minimum | 23.7°C |
Mean | 27.3°C |
Relative Humidity
Highest Relative Humidity | 93% | Several Days |
Lowest Relative Humidity | 18% | 3rd and 4th |
Mean Relative Humidity | 71.0% |
Atmospheric Pressure
Highest Atmospheric Pressure | 1020.0hPa | 8th |
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure | 1006.7hPa | 18th |
Mean Atmospheric Pressure | 1015.0hPa |
Wind
Highest Gust | 49.9km/h | 17th |
Mean Wind Speed | 8.1km/h |
Mean Gust Speed | 15.4km/h |
Mean Wind + Gust Speed | 11.8km/h |
Most Frequent Wind Direction | Northwest |
Precipitation
Total Rainfall During July 2021 | 0.0 mm |
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 | 414.7 mm |
Highest 24 Hour Total | / | / |
Rain Days | 0 |
Thunderstorm Days | 0 |
Hail Days | 0 |
July 2021 Compared to the Climate Means
Climate Mean | July 2021 | Anomaly | |
Mean Maximum Temperature | 31.2°C | 30.9°C | -0.3°C |
Mean Minimum Temperature | 21.8°C | 23.7°C | +1.9°C |
Mean Temperature | 26.5°C | 27.3°C | +0.8°C |
Mean Relative Humidity | 69% | 71.0% | +2.0% |
Mean Atmospheric Pressure | 1015.7hPa | 1015.0hPa | -0.7hPa |
Mean Wind Speed | 13.3 km/h | 11.8 km/h | -1.5 km/h |
Most Frequent Wind Direction | Northwest | Northwest | |
Total Rainfall | 0.3 mm ed-hrvatski.com | 0.0 mm | -0.3 mm |
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 | 548.3 mm | 414.7 mm | -133.6 mm |
Total Rain Days | 0 days | 0 days | / |
Total Thunderstorm Days | 0 days | 0 days | / |
Total Hail Days | 0 days | 0 days | / |
Hotter than Average in July 2021
Sixteen July days registered a maximum air temperature that surpassed the climate norm of 31.2°C. A spell of cool, windy weather halfway through the month meant a slightly cooler than average mean monthly maximum temperature. In a stark contrast to this, nighttime minimum temperatures were a staggering 1.9°C warmer than average. This may be attributed to the warmer than average sea surrounding the Maltese Islands. A very warm sea inhibits nighttime cooling. On the last day of July, the air temperature peaked at 35.8°C in Għarb, with a handful of localities around Malta registering a maximum temperature as high as 40°C. Other parts of Europe sizzled in even hotter temperatures as well.
The month of July was generally calm. The mean wind speed of 11.8km/h was in line with the climate norm. The maximum gust last month was registered on the 17th, at 49.9 km/h, when a zone of instability brought a spell of cool, windy weather to the Maltese Islands.
Unsurprisingly, July lived up to its expectation of being a bone dry month across Malta. There was no rain across the Maltese Islands at any point last month.