Rainfall over past year was below average, but still better than previous year
Eight months of the past year were drier than average
Rainfall over the past year remained below average, yet conditions were still far better than the severe drought recorded a year earlier, the Meteorological Office reported on Monday.
The 2024–2025 precipitation year was the second in a row to produce less rain than the climatic norm of 545.3mm.
In total, 457.8mm of rain fell over the Maltese Islands between September 2024 and August 2025; 87.5mm less than average, almost equivalent to the entire monthly quota for December, the Met Office said.
"Still, every drop counts, and this is particularly evident when compared to the previous precipitation year (2023–2024), which registered only 249.8mm of rain, making it the second driest precipitation year on the Meteorological Office’s records. This means that this precipitation year brought 208mm more rain than the one preceding it."
The Met Office said that eight months of the past year were drier than average, while February, March, May and August were wetter. The two months that balanced out the year’s rainfall deficit the most were March (41.3mm above quota) and May (26.4mm above quota).
Although June and July were the driest months, with no measurable rainfall at all, October 2024 recorded the most significant rain deficit with just 4.2mm of rain, falling 73.4 mm short of the monthly quota.
The meteorological winter proved to be the wettest season, with a total of 201 mm of rain measured. Spring (March–May 2025) brought 121.2 mm, nearly equalling autumn (September–November 2024), which registered 124.8mm. As expected, summer was the driest season. All 10.8mm of rain measured fell in August, as the so-called ‘għerejjex ta’ Santa Marija’ arrived right on time.
The wettest day of the precipitation year was March 25, when 34.4mm of rain in less than 24 hours. Among the other stations, Msida recorded the highest total rainfall at 450.4 mm, whereas Xewkija registered the least, with 324mm.