Valletta in December

Mild; Christmas lights.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

December is rated good. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; good month.
• MayGreatWarm; long days.
• SeptemberGreatWarm; still busy.
• OctoberGreatWarm; good walking.

• VallettaHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 11 days
• Malta and Gozo (land), Malta · Valletta, Mdina, Sliema, Victoriacool

  Mild, wet-ish winters (14–17 °C (57–63 °F) by day) and dry hot summers (30–35 °C (86–95 °F)) with humidity; the sirocco can bring dusty, hot days in spring and autumn.Mild, wet-ish winters (57–63 °F (14–17 °C) by day) and dry hot summers (86–95 °F (30–35 °C)) with humidity; the sirocco can bring dusty, hot days in spring and autumn.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Immaculate Conception and Republic Day check

  8 and 13 December · Whole island

  Public holidays.

• Christmas lights and nativity displays check

  Mid-December to 6 January · Valletta

  Republic Street is lit; some closures on 25 December.

• Christmas Day check

  25 December · Whole island

  Almost everything closed and buses run on a reduced timetable.

Crowds · Malta overall

Low

Prices · Malta overall

Medium

Malta overall: Nativity cribs and Christmas lights; Republic Day (13 Dec); mild but windy.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Valletta, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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