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Visiting Valletta in March

BySunMed Guide

Visiting Valletta in March

Weather in March: Average high 15.9°C, 35mm rainfall.

# Valletta in March: Honest Thoughts

March sits in that slightly awkward shoulder season where Malta hasn’t quite decided what it wants to be yet. Some days you’ll get brilliant sunshine, genuinely warm enough to sit outside with a coffee and feel smug about your travel timing. Other days a sharp wind comes off the sea and those 15 or 16 degrees feel considerably less appealing than the number suggests. Pack a proper jacket. You’ll want it.

The rain – about 35mm across the month – tends to arrive in short, determined bursts rather than all-day misery. So you might get a grim morning that completely clears by lunch. It’s annoying but rarely trip-ruining. Just don’t plan your entire itinerary around outdoor café sitting.

Crowds are genuinely manageable, which is one of March’s real selling points. Summer Valletta gets absolutely crushed with cruise ship passengers, and the main streets become difficult to actually enjoy. In March you can walk along Republic Street, duck into St John’s Co-Cathedral and stand in front of that Caravaggio without someone’s selfie stick in your peripheral vision. The cathedral is open and absolutely worth your time – it’s one of those interiors that genuinely stops you mid-step.

Most restaurants, bars and museums are operating normally by March. Lent affects the calendar slightly – Carnival is usually behind you by this point – but the city functions properly. You’re not arriving to find half the place shuttered like deep winter.

**Who should come in March?** History enthusiasts, walkers, anyone who likes a city at human scale. Also photographers who want light without heat haze and streets without masses of people. It’s not a beach trip – the sea is cold and most lidos aren’t running.

**Who should maybe wait?** Anyone whose holiday happiness depends heavily on reliable warmth and guaranteed outdoor dining. June onwards is your better bet.

**One practical tip:** the Upper Barrakka Gardens are exposed and windswept in March, but the views are worth it. Go mid-afternoon when it’s warmest and the light is better anyway.

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