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Location
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The Maltese Islands namely Malta, Gozo and Comino are situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, 93 kilometres south of Sicily and 288 kilometres north of Africa. Malta is well indented, providing numerous harbours, bays, creeks, sandy beaches and rocky coves. The population in Malta is around 400,000. Malta is just a few hours flying time away from most European cities. Malta is serviced by direct flights operated by the major international airlines and various low cost airlines.
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Climate
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The Maltese Islands have a very sunny climate with a daily average of 5/6 hours sunshine in mid-winter to around 12 hours in summer. Winters are very mild. Summers are hot and sunny with nice cool sea breezes. Annual rainfall is very low, averaging under 60 cm a year (20 inches) for the whole year. Swimming is quite possible well into the winter months, and the peak beach season can last until October / November.
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Local Time
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Malta is one hour ahead of GMT. From the last Sunday in March till the last Sunday in October the clock goes forward to local Summer Time by an additional hour i.e. 2 hours ahead of GMT.
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