Plugs and voltage
Malta uses Type G sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United Kingdom · from Germany
Money
€ Euro EUR
| 1 USD | 0.8951 EUR |
|---|---|
| 1 GBP | 1.20 EUR |
| 1 JPY | 0.005692 EUR |
| 1 AUD | 0.6288 EUR |
Price level 69 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Malta are about 69% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Malteseofficial100%
- Englishofficial88%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Malta is on UTC+1 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).
Driving
Traffic in Malta drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- Republic Day
- Christmas Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
February 2027
- Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck
March 2027
- Feast of Saint Joseph
- Good Friday
- Freedom Day
May 2027
- Worker's Day
June 2027
- Sette Giugno
- Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
August 2027
- Feast of the Assumption
September 2027
- Feast of Our Lady of Victories
- Independence Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Malta.
Updated 2026-08-11. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +356
- Internet domain
- .mt
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Southern Europe
Flag: Flag of Malta.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Malta.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
