Golden Bay
Mellieħa, Malta · sea 26.5 °C at its warmest, in August
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea26.5 °C in August
- Coolest sea15.4 °C in February
- At or above 20 °CJune to November
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇲🇹 Malta
- Coordinates35.9336, 14.3422
- Readership rank#101 worldwide
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
About
Golden Bay (Maltese: Il-Mixquqa) is one of the bays and sand beaches in Malta. It was previously known as Military Bay.
Beaches nearby
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Mellieħa BayMellieħa, Malta
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Blue Lagoon, CominoGħajnsielem, Malta
Fond GħadirSliema, Malta
Calamosche beachProvince of Syracuse, Italy
Eloro BeachNoto, Italy
Questions
How warm is the sea at Golden Bay?
The sea off Golden Bay averages 26.5 °C at its warmest, in August, and 15.4 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Golden Bay?
The sea reaches 20 °C or more from June to November. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.
Where is Golden Bay?
Golden Bay is on the coast of Mellieħa, Malta, at 35.9336, 14.3422. The globe on this site flies straight to it.