October in Malta was warmer, brighter and wetter than what is usually expected, the Meteorological Office said.

The average air temperature was 22.2°C, while the minimum stood at 18.7°C. Both temperatures were 0.7°C more than normal for the month.

The sea temperature stood at 25°C, considerably higher than the normal October temperature of 23.5°C.

Last month, the Maltese Islands were also swept by a mixture of light and variable winds, lasting a total of 113 hours.

Total rainfall amounted to 82.4mm, which is higher than the average of 75.6 mm.

Notwithstanding, Malta still enjoyed a sufficient amount of sunshine, which tallied to 249.7 hours. This averaged to 8.1 hours of bright sunshine per day, which is 1.1 hours more than the mean for October.

The sunniest day was October 8, which saw 10.4 hours of sunshine, while the dullest was on October 5, with only 1.3 hours of sunshine.

The warmest day was October 18, when the mercury rose to 30.7°C. The coolest day was October 29, when temperatures fell to 13.5°C.