Valletta in January
The calmest month of the year, with highs of 16 °C, lows of 9 °C, ten rainy days and about ten hours of daylight; the streets are easy on a weekday and the Baroque Festival fills the evenings.
Is January a good time to visit Valletta?
January is one of the better months to visit Valletta. Crowds sit around 32/100, with typical highs near 16°C.
January is the quietest month of the year in Valletta.
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- New Year’s Day (1 January)
- Valletta Baroque Festival (January)
Best days in January
Weekdays are almost always calmer than weekends.
Tue is normally the calmest day of the week.
Best hours in January
The daily rhythm, hour by hour.
The 9:00 AM window is usually the calmest of the day.
Weather in January
Typical highs, lows and wet days.
How January compares
Every month in Valletta, ranked by how calm it is.
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Where to stay
The next January weekend, Friday to Sunday, for two adults (Jan 1 – 3, 2027). Change the dates on Booking.com; outside peak season, nightly rates tend to be lower.
Frequently asked questions
Is January a good month to visit Valletta?
January is one of the better months to visit Valletta. Crowds sit around 32/100, with typical highs near 16°C.
How crowded is Valletta in January?
Valletta sits at roughly 32/100 in January on our crowd scale, which is 29 points below the yearly average. The quietest month is January.
What is the weather like in Valletta in January?
Expect highs around 16°C and lows near 9°C in January, with about 10 wet days across the month.
Sources
Weather: 1995–2024 averages from the Luqa (Malta International Airport) weather station (NOAA GHCN-Daily); rain days count days with at least 1 mm.
Monthly crowd index: calculated from recorded overnight stays (table tour_occ_nin2m, 2022–2025; area: Malta, whole country (MT00)), published byEurostat.
Crowd scores are modelled estimates, not live counts.How the model works
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