The Xlendi region in our database covers sites around Mellieha on Malta's north-west coast, including Mellieha Bay and nearby sites accessible by boat or shore entry. Mellieha Bay is a shallow, beginner-friendly site with reef and seagrass habitats. The area also includes cave and reef sites such as Dragonara Cave and L'Ahrax Point, with depths suitable for those starting out. The MV Pippo, an eighteen-metre workboat resting at thirty-five metres, is the area's advanced wreck option and is strictly a boat dive. Species recorded here include common octopus, goldblotch grouper, black scorpionfish, flying gurnard, and peacock wrasse.
Monthly water temperature across Xlendi's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures are cool in winter and spring, typically in the mid-teens, and climb into the mid-to-upper twenties through summer and early autumn. The warmest surface conditions occur from August through October, making this a comfortable period for the shallower sites with lighter exposure suits.
Water temperature around Xlendi ranges from about 16°C in February to 27°C in September, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 27°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Xlendi; in the coldest months (about 16°C) step up to a 7mm or semi-dry suit.
Fin maps 5 sites in Xlendi (5 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
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