June was slightly warmer than the climate average for the month, figures released by Malta International Airport show.

The mean air temperature last month was 23.4°C, which is 0.4°C above the norm.

The warmest June on record was 2003 with a mean temperature of 26.1°C and the coolest was way back in 1933, with 20.9°C.

With the exception of June 8 and 9, the mean temperature last month was consistently below the climate norm for the first 18 days of the month. The air temperature then steadily increased to a level above the norm by the end of the month. The highest air temperature of 32.6°C was reached on June 29 but this came nowhere near the record 40.1°C registered on June 13, 1997.

Last month’s average minimum temperature of 18.9°C was also warmer than the climate norm by half a degree. The lowest minimum temperature, 16.4°C, was recorded on June 15. The coolest June night since 1947 was that of June 7, 1975, with a low of 12.6°C.

The average sea surface temperature last month was 22°C.

A total of 4.4mm of rain was recorded, which is higher than the climate norm of 3.2 mm.

June had an average of 10 hours and 51 minutes of sunshine a day, normal for the time of the year.