October in Malta is a lovely time to visit. The summer crowds are gone, the air feels easier, and yet the island is still warm and welcoming. Days usually sit in the mid-20s Celsius, nights dip to around 18 or 19, and the sea is still warm enough for swimming. You’ll notice a little more cloud than in the summer months, and from time to time a shower or thunderstorm passes through, but it rarely lingers for long. The mornings are often clearer, with the chance of rain building in the afternoons, so it helps to keep a small umbrella in your bag. The evenings can feel breezy if you’re near the coast, so a light jacket or sweater is worth bringing along.

Looking at this week’s forecast from Saturday onwards, visitors can expect a mixed but mostly pleasant stretch of weather. Saturday should be partly cloudy with highs of about 24 °C and lows near 18 °C, with only a small chance of rain. Sunday may bring a few isolated showers, with highs around 26 °C, lows near 21 °C, and a moderate chance of rainfall. Monday continues with some possible showers, temperatures hovering at 25 °C by day and 19 to 20 °C at night. By Tuesday, the skies will clear a little, giving partly cloudy conditions, around 25 °C in the day and 18 °C at night, with much lower rain risk. Wednesday looks brighter still, mainly sunny, highs again around 25 °C, and just a slight breeze in the evening. By Thursday, the weather is expected to settle into a more typical October pattern, sunshine mixed with some scattered clouds, with most of the rain risk pushed away.