Air Temperature

Highest Maximum 36.2°C 19th
Lowest Maximum 25.2°C 3rd
Highest Minimum 26.3°C 20th
Lowest Minimum 19.6°C 6th

 

Mean Maximum 31.5°C
Mean Minimum 22.8°C
Mean 27.2°C

 

Relative Humidity

Highest Relative Humidity 93% Numerous days
Lowest Relative Humidity 29% 16th

 

Mean Relative Humidity 73.7%

 

Wind

Highest Gust 49.9km/h 2nd

 

Mean Wind Speed 9.1km/h
Most Frequent Wind Direction Northwest

 

Atmospheric Pressure

Highest Atmospheric Pressure 1018.8hPa 28th
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 1007.0hPa 2nd

 

Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1013.3hPa

 

Precipitation

Total Rainfall During July 2024 0.0 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 272.7 mm

 

Highest 24 Hour Total / /

 

Rain Days 0 days
Thunderstorm Days 0 days
Hail Days 0 days

 

Rainfall Events

08/07/2024   Mist
14/07/2024   Fog
29/07/2024   Mist

 

July 2024 Compared to the Climate Means

  Climate Mean July 2024 Anomaly
Mean Maximum Temperature 31.6°C 31.5°C  -0.1°C
Mean Minimum Temperature 22.5°C 22.8°C +0.3°C
Mean Temperature 27.0°C 27.2°C +0.2°C
Mean Relative Humidity 70.2% 73.7% +3.5%
Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1014.6hPa 1013.3hPa -1.3hPa
Total Rainfall 0.2 mm 0.0 mm -0.2 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 518.8 mm 272.7 mm -246.1 mm
Total Rain Days 0 days 0 days /
Total Thunderstorm Days 0 days 0 days /
Total Hail Days 0 days 0 days /

 

Typical Summer Weather in JULY 2024

With a mean air temperature of 22.8°C, July was marginally warmer than average. This value by itself doesn’t reveal much. A heat spell with sweltering temperatures from the 9th through to the 22nd was countered by a cooler than average first week of the month. This was brought about by cooler air from the north thanks to an episode of strong Northwesterly winds. This episode accounted for the month’s highest wind gust of 49.9km/h on the 2nd. The final nine days of the month contained a fair mix of days with temperatures above and below the norm. Once again this was the result of fresh, albeit less strong, Northwesterly winds. The maximum temperature peaked at 36.2°C on the 19th. The fourteen-day heat spell comprised a mean maximum temperature of 34.1°C at our weather station in Għarb. Values were higher across Malta. Mean minimum temperatures experienced a gradual rise. This corresponded with a more rapid rise in mean sea surface temperature. The mean sea surface temperature around the Maltese Islands stood at 29°C. That is some 2°C warmer than average. A very warm sea inhibits nighttime cooling of the air. Values of relative humidity were higher than the norm. This made the air feel rather clammy and uncomfortable at times.

July 2024 also lived up to its expectation of being a completely dry month. No rain made it to the Maltese Islands throughout. Some mist or fog patches were observed.

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

Għarb: 0.0 mm (269.4 mm)

Victoria: 0.0 mm (291.6 mm)

Xewkija: 0.0 mm (184.1 mm)

Nadur: 0.0 mm (277.6 mm)

Marsalforn: 0.0 mm (213.3 mm)

Mellieħa: 0.0 mm (226.1 mm)

Buġibba: 0.0 mm (279.9 mm)

Mġarr: 0.0 mm (259.5 mm)

Naxxar: 0.0 mm (284.7 mm)

Mosta: 0.0 mm (278.8 mm)

Dingli: 0.0 mm (267.3 mm)

Msida: 0.0 mm (279.8 mm)

Valletta: 0.0 mm (217.6 mm)

Imqabba: 0.0 mm (270.3 mm)

Birżebbuġa: 0.0 mm (235.2 mm)

Sliema: 0.0 mm (253.5 mm)

Fgura: 0.0 mm (242.2 mm)

NATIONAL MEAN: 0.0 mm (254.8 mm)