Marsaxlokk weather in December

In December, Marsaxlokk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 68 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Marsaxlokk's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsaxlokk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:11 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Marsaxlokk is Fishing village in the South Eastern Region of Malta.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Marsaxlokk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Marsaxlokk weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14°529.39.84.8
Feb15° / 13°527.710.64.8
Mar15° / 14°315.411.75.5
Apr17° / 15°14312.96.6
May20° / 18°41.313.98.1
Jun23° / 22°30.614.49.3
Jul26° / 25°00.114.29.4
Aug27° / 26°40.613.49.0
Sep25° / 24°333.912.28.4
Oct23° / 21°587.111.17.7
Nov20° / 18°689.210.16.6
Dec17° / 15°689.89.65.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Marsaxlokk gets around 68 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162308
264297
367276
468266
571245
673234
774224
876213
977203
1078193
1179192
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Wind in December

Winds average 27 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:594:44
29.77:004:44
39.77:014:44
49.77:024:44
59.77:034:44
69.77:034:44
79.77:044:44
89.67:054:44
99.67:064:44
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119.67:074:44
129.67:084:44
139.67:094:45
149.67:094:45
159.67:104:45
169.67:114:45
179.67:114:46
189.67:124:46
199.67:124:46
209.67:134:47
219.67:134:47
229.67:144:48
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249.67:154:49
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
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222.3Moderate
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242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Marsaxlokk

In seasonPeak

None of Marsaxlokk's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Marsaxlokk?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Marsaxlokk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marsaxlokk in December

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

In December, Marsaxlokk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Marsaxlokk in December

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in December — 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 March near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 25 — 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 Marsaxlokk in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marsaxlokk 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Marsaxlokk in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Marsaxlokk 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 Marsaxlokk?

Marsaxlokk sits at 35.8°N, 14.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Malta. The nearest listed city is Żabbar, 4.0 km away.

ŻabbarVallettaQormiSliemaBirkirkaraSt. Julian'sMostaMdina

Topography around Marsaxlokk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsaxlokk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 25 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 246 m.

The land around Marsaxlokk is covered by water (27%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
246 m
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December weather nearby: Żabbar 4.0 km · Valletta 7.0 km · Qormi 7.0 km · Sliema 9.0 km · Birkirkara 10 km · St. Julian's 10 km · Mosta 13 km · Mdina 14 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 Marsaxlokk (35.8421°, 14.543°, elevation 0 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).