GOZO WEATHER
Gozo has a typically Mediterranean climate, strongly influenced by the sea, similar to that found in southern Italy or southern Greece. Summers are hot and dry, autumn warm and sporadically wet and short, cool winters with adequate rainfall.
The temperature is very stable, the annual mean being 18°C and the monthly averages ranging from 12°C to 31°C. Winds are strong and frequent, the most common are the cooling northwesterly (majjistral), the dry northeasterly (grigal, or gregale),
and the hot humid southeasterly (xlokk, or sirocco). The relative humidity is consistently high and rarely falls below 40%.
These warm to hot average temperatures make Gozo an ideal location for holidays throughout the year.
The following table gives you the weather statistics at the Balzan Malta Weather Station, located in the central part of Malta.
|
Highest |
Daily Average |
Lowest |
Sea |
Daily hours of |
Rainfall |
|
January |
22.2 |
16.1 |
10.1 |
3.9 |
15.4 |
5.46 |
95.6 |
February |
23.4 |
16.1 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
14.9 |
6.36 |
62.0 |
March |
33.5 |
17.8 |
11.3 |
4.8 |
15.0 |
7.33 |
37.2 |
April |
29.4 |
20.1 |
13.1 |
6.5 |
15.9 |
8.46 |
26.5 |
May |
37.3 |
24.4 |
16.5 |
10.5 |
17.5 |
9.99 |
9.8 |
June |
40.1 |
28.7 |
20.3 |
14.8 |
21.1 |
11.23 |
6.0 |
July |
43.1 |
31.5 |
22.7 |
17.4 |
24.1 |
12.15 |
0.2 |
August |
43.0 |
31.8 |
23.5 |
18.0 |
25.8 |
11.36 |
6.8 |
September |
39.2 |
28.5 |
21.5 |
15.4 |
25.2 |
9.00 |
67.1 |
October |
33.5 |
25.4 |
18.7 |
11.3 |
23.2 |
7.22 |
69.8 |
November |
28.9 |
21.1 |
14.8 |
5.7 |
20.6 |
6.50 |
116.4 |
December |
24.6 |
17.5 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
17.4 |
5.20 |
109.0 |
NOTE: These figures are an average of records from the Balzan Malta Weather Station since 1985. Sunshine records are for Luqa Airport, which is a few miles to the southeast of Balzan.