Location and Weather

Location

The islands of Malta, Comino and Gozo lie in the centre of the Mediterranean, 95 Km (60 miles) south of Sicily and 300km (187 miles) north of Libya. The largest island, Malta, is only 27km (17 miles) long and 16km (10 miles) wide. The small size of the island allows diver’s easy access to the variety of dive sites, many reached from the shore, in one day.

Flights times from the UK to Malta International Airport take 3hrs 20mins.

Malta is 1 hour ahead of GMT.

Transfer times from the Airport by car or taxi are:

Marsascala 10 mins

St George's Bay 20 mins

St. Pauls' Bay 40 mins

Paradise Bay 50 mins

Gozo and Comino 75 mins

The crossing from Malta to Gozo is by ferry and Comino by boat (25 mins).

Weather

Malta has a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild winters. The average summer temperatures are around 31C to 17C in winter. The average hours of sunshine are 12 hrs in the summer to 6 hrs in the winter. Rainfall is low and falls mainly between October and February. The sea temperatures reflect this warm climate with summer temperatures of around 25C falling to 15C in winter. This makes it an ideal year round diving destination as sea life is attracted to the warm inland waters in winter.

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