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.