Birkirkara weather in May

In May, Birkirkara sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Birkirkara's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birkirkara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:02 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Birkirkara is city in the eastern region of Malta.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Birkirkara reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Birkirkara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 13°549.49.84.7
Feb14° / 13°50810.64.7
Mar15° / 14°325.411.75.4
Apr17° / 15°143.312.96.5
May19° / 18°61.413.98.0
Jun23° / 22°30.414.49.3
Jul26° / 24°00.114.29.5
Aug27° / 25°30.613.49.0
Sep25° / 24°33412.28.4
Oct23° / 21°526.511.17.7
Nov20° / 18°699.310.16.6
Dec17° / 15°729.89.65.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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58218
68218
78218
88119
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Birkirkara gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12364130
22264140
32064160
41963180
51862200
61760230
71659250
81558270
91555300
101454320
111352350
121350370
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151045442
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17941483
18839494
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254265812
264255714
273235915
283215917
293195919
302185921
312165824

Wind in May

Winds average 20 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:166:43
213.55:156:43
313.55:146:44
413.55:136:45
513.65:126:46
613.65:116:47
713.65:106:48
813.75:096:49
913.75:086:49
1013.75:076:50
1113.85:066:51
1213.85:056:52
1313.85:046:53
1413.85:036:54
1513.95:026:54
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1713.95:016:56
1813.95:006:57
1914.04:596:58
2014.04:596:58
2114.04:586:59
2214.04:577:00
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2714.24:547:04
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Birkirkara

In seasonPeak

In May, Birkirkara sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Birkirkara sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Birkirkara?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Birkirkara for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Birkirkara in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Birkirkara sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Birkirkara in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 27 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Birkirkara in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Birkirkara peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Birkirkara in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Birkirkara is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Jul 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Birkirkara?

Birkirkara sits at 35.9°N, 14.5°E, 41 m above sea level, in Malta. The nearest listed city is Qormi, 3.0 km away.

QormiMostaSt. Julian'sSliemaVallettaMdinaRabatŻabbar

Topography around Birkirkara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Birkirkara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birkirkara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m.

The land around Birkirkara is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
249 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Qormi 3.0 km · Mosta 3.0 km · St. Julian's 4.0 km · Sliema 4.0 km · Valletta 5.0 km · Mdina 5.0 km · Rabat 6.0 km · Żabbar 7.0 km

Malta travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$47,907
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic more than 90%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Birkirkara (35.8971°, 14.4611°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).