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Make it rain! Malta and Gozo’s rainfall average increased by nine percent over the past year
Most previous seasons have been drier than usual but not this one…

Emma Galea

The past year has definitely not been a dry one as the rain’s average for the Maltese islands was nine percent higher than average.

‘Maltese Islands Weather’ has reported that an “average of 575.3 mm of rain fell across the Maltese Islands from September 2022 through to August 2023”.

This exceeded the Malta and Gozo average by 43.9 mm.

Such news is a great one as for the past ten years it has been drier than average apart for three of those years. 

Msida and its surrounding areas had the highest level of rainfall as 719.1 mm of rain fell.

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1st September 2023


Emma Galea
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Emma Galea
Emma is a Gozitan writer who loves all things related to English literature and history. When not busy studying or writing you will either find her immersed in a fictional book or at the cinema trying to watch as many films as she possibly can!

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