The report is based on rainfall readings from our main weather station in Kerċem. using a manual rain gauge set-up as per standards established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Obviously, rainfall distribution varies widely from one location to another. For this reason, we have included a list of localities around the Maltese Islands along with their respective rainfall totals at the end of the report.

 

Precipitation Totals 

Total Rainfall in September 2025  100.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in October 2025  99.8 mm 
Total Rainfall in November 2025  35.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in December 2025  109.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in January 2026  111.9 mm 
Total Rainfall in February 2026  26.5 mm 
Total Rainfall in March 2026  35.2 mm 
Total Rainfall in April 2026  18.6 mm 
Total Rainfall in May 2026  9.2 mm 
Total Rainfall in June 2026  0.0 mm 
Total Rainfall in July 2026  0.3 mm 
Total Rainfall in August 2026  0.0 mm 

 

Total Rainfall from 1st September 2025 till 31st August 2026  545.8 mm 

 

Highest 24 Hour Total  60.4 mm  24th September 2025 

 

Rain Days  87 days 
Thunderstorm Days  23 days 
Hail Days  17 days 

 

2025/2026 Precipitation Compared to the Climate Means 

  Climate Mean  2025/2026   Anomaly 
Total Rainfall in September 2025  54.9 mm  100.1 mm  +45.2 mm 
Total Rainfall in October 2025  84.0 mm  99.8 mm  +15.8 mm 
Total Rainfall in November 2025  94.2 mm  35.1 mm  -59.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in December 2025  83.0 mm  109.1 mm  +26.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in January 2026  69.4 mm  111.9 mm  +42.5 mm 
Total Rainfall in February 2026  61.9 mm  26.5 mm  -35.4 mm 
Total Rainfall in March 2026  40.3 mm  35.2 mm  -5.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in April 2026  17.0 mm  18.6 mm  +1.6 mm 
Total Rainfall in May 2026  9.8 mm  9.2 mm  -0.6 mm 
Total Rainfall in June 2026  4.1 mm  0.0 mm  -4.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in July 2026  0.2 mm  0.3 mm  +0.1 mm 
Total Rainfall in August 2026  10.6 mm  0.0 mm  -10.6 mm 

 

Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09  529.8 mm  545.8 mm  +16.4 mm 

 

Total Rain Days  83  87  +4 days 
Total Thunderstorm Days  30  23  -7 days 
Total Hail Days  9  17  +8 days 

 

Rainfall Events 

Date  Rainfall  Description 
24/09/2025   60.4 mm   Afternoon Isolated Thunderstorm; Evening Thunderstorm  
26/09/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain; Distant Thunder  
27/09/2025   37.1 mm   Morning Thunderstorm; Afternoon Thunderstorm with Hail  
29/09/2025   2.6 mm   Afternoon Isolated Shower  
01/10/2025   18.0 mm   Afternoon Thunderstorm; Evening Thundery Showers  
02/10/2025   0.0 mm   Morning Distant Isolated Showers  
13/10/2025   29.5 mm   Morning Thunderstorm  
14/10/2025   0.8 mm   Isolated Shower  
15/10/2025   26.1 mm   Afternoon Thunderstorm with Hail  
16/10/2025   11.9 mm   Morning Thunderstorm  
18/10/2025   13.5 mm   Steady Rain; Intermittent Evening Thunder  
19/10/2025   0.0 mm   Morning Distant Isolated Showers  
01/11/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Showers  
02/11/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Showers  
03/11/2025   4.3 mm   Isolated Showers  
07/11/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Downpours  
09/11/2025   1.5 mm   Isolated Showers  
10/11/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Showers  
18/11/2025   1.5 mm   Evening Light Rain  
19/11/2025   0.3 mm   Morning Light Rain  
21/11/2025   2.6 mm   Morning Shower  
22/11/2025   7.6 mm   Morning and Evening Rain/Hail Showers  
23/11/2025   2.3 mm   Isolated Showers  
24/11/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Light Rain  
26/11/2025   10.3 mm   Periods of Rain; Distant Lightning  
27/11/2025   3.4 mm   Rain/Hail Showers with Thunder; Distant Hailstorms  
28/11/2025   1.0 mm   Isolated Light Rain; Distant Rain/Hail Showers  
29/11/2025   0.3 mm   Morning Isolated Shower  
30/11/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Shower  
03/12/2025   5.4 mm   Morning Rain  
04/12/2025   8.8 mm   Rainy; Isolated Rain/Hail Showers; Distant Thunder  
05/12/2025   6.0 mm   Rainy; Distant Hailstorm; Distant Thunder  
06/12/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Shower  
09/12/2025   0.3 mm   Heavy Dewfall  
10/12/2025   0.3 mm   Heavy Dewfall  
11/12/2025   0.3 mm   Heavy Dewfall; Distant Localized Morning Downpour  
12/12/2025   0.3 mm   Heavy Dewfall  
16/12/2025   10.6 mm   Morning Steady Rain  
19/12/2025   12.7 mm   Morning Isolated Showers; Evening Steady Rain  
20/12/2025   25.5 mm   Morning Steady Rain  
21/12/2025   19.4 mm   Periods of Rain  
22/12/2025   0.3 mm   Evening Isolated Shower  
23/12/2025   0.5 mm   Isolated Showers  
24/12/2025   TR mm   Drizzle; Distant Evening Isolated Showers  
25/12/2025   0.0 mm   Distant Morning Isolated Showers  
27/12/2025   2.9 mm   Isolated Showers  
29/12/2025   3.3 mm   Isolated Showers  
31/12/2025   12.5 mm   Thunderstorms; Rain/Hail Showers; Distant Hailstorm  
01/01/2026   14.3 mm   Morning Periods of Rain  
02/01/2026   1.8 mm   Isolated Shower  
07/01/2026   5.9 mm   Afternoon and Evening Gusty Rain and Hail Showers  
08/01/2026   8.4 mm   Morning and Afternoon Gusty Rain and Hail Showers  
10/01/2026   0.8 mm   Evening Isolated Showers  
11/01/2026   3.3 mm   Gusty Rain and Hail Showers  
12/01/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
16/01/2026   9.2 mm   Steady Light Rain; Evening Thundery Rain and Hail Showers  
17/01/2026   1.9 mm   Morning Steady Light Rain; Distant Hailstorm  
19/01/2026   1.1 mm   Isolated Showers  
20/01/2026   37.1 mm   Steady Light Rain; Evening Heavy Thunderstorm with Hail  
21/01/2026   11.8 mm   Isolated Light Rain; Evening Steady Rain  
22/01/2026   1.5 mm   Morning Isolated Showers  
23/01/2026   1.5 mm   Isolated Showers  
25/01/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain; Distant Steady Light Rain  
26/01/2026   4.8 mm   Showers  
27/01/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Showers  
28/01/2026   0.5 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
29/01/2026   2.5 mm   Isolated Showers  
30/01/2026   2.7 mm   Isolated Showers  
31/01/2026   2.5 mm   Isolated Showers; Distant Hail  
01/02/2026   2.5 mm   Isolated Showers  
02/02/2026   0.3 mm   Morning Isolated Light Rain  
07/02/2026   3.2 mm   Afternoon and Evening Light Rain  
08/02/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
09/02/2026   3.2 mm   Isolated Showers  
10/02/2026   1.6 mm   Afternoon Light Rain  
11/02/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
12/02/2026   2.0 mm   Isolated Showers with Hail  
14/02/2026   0.3 mm   Morning Isolated Light Rain; Airborne Dust  
15/02/2026   5.6 mm   Steady Light Rain  
16/02/2026   0.5 mm   Isolated Showers  
17/02/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
20/02/2026   7.0 mm   Steady Rain; Distant Thunder  
02/03/2026   0.3 mm   Heavy Dewfall  
06/03/2026   2.3 mm   Isolated Showers  
09/03/2026   0.5 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
10/03/2026   0.5 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
14/03/2026   14.8 mm   Steady Rain; Isolated Thunderstorm  
15/03/2026   2.5 mm   Showers  
16/03/2026   0.5 mm   Isolated Light Rain; Distant Thunder  
17/03/2026   0.5 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
22/03/2026   TR mm   Isolated Light Rain  
23/03/2026   8.8 mm   Morning Shower  
24/03/2026   0.3 mm   Light Afternoon Rain; Distant Thunderstorm with Hail  
27/03/2026   2.9 mm   Showers  
28/03/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
30/03/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
31/03/2026   1.0 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
01/04/2026   9.2 mm   Showers  
02/04/2026   6.6 mm   Showers  
03/04/2026   1.9 mm   Showers  
08/04/2026   0.3 mm   Dewfall  
16/04/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
23/04/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
24/04/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
08/05/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain  
15/05/2026   0.4 mm   Isolated Light Rain; Distant Thunder  
16/05/2026   4.6 mm   Morning Isolated Thunderstorm  
17/05/2026   3.9 mm   Morning Isolated Thunderstorm  
08/06/2026   TR mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
27/07/2026   0.0 mm   Distant Isolated Light Rain  
28/07/2026   0.3 mm   Isolated Light Rain; Thunder  

 

Comparing 2025/2026 to Past Decade 

2015/2016: 265.0 mm (below average) 

2016/2017: 349.1 mm (below average) 

2017/2018: 441.2 mm (below average) 

2018/2019: 505.2 mm (below average) 

2019/2020: 406.0 mm (below average) 

2020/2021: 414.7 mm (below average) 

2021/2022: 586.0 mm (above average) 

2022/2023: 585.7 mm (above average) 

2023/2024: 276.0 mm (below average) 

2024/2025: 503.9 mm (below average) 

2025/2026: 545.8 mm (above average)  

 

Comparing Different Localities around the Maltese Islands 

Għarb: 416.3 mm 

Kerċem: 545.8 mm 

Victoria: 547.3 mm 

Marsalforn: 494.3 mm 

Xewkija: 470.3 mm 

Nadur: 496.1 mm 

Għajnsielem: 500.9 mm 

Mellieħa: 367.5 mm 

Buġibba: 356.9 mm 

Mġarr: 502.7 mm 

Naxxar: 427.7 mm 

Mosta: 392.6 mm 

Ħad-Dingli: 544.7 mm 

Pembroke: 433.9 mm 

Msida: 456.1 mm 

Sliema: 451.1 mm 

Valletta: 407.8 mm 

Fgura: 462.7 mm 

Żejtun: 411.3 mm 

Żabbar: 381.5 mm 

Mqabba: 546.6 mm 

Siġġiewi: 535.8 mm 

Żurrieq: 543.6 mm 

Marsaxlokk: 379.2 mm 

NATIONAL MEAN: 461.4 mm