Is Lija safe? Malta travel risk
Is Lija safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lija scores 15/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Malta Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 9 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lija scores 15/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Malta (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lija: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (15/100) and natural hazards (23/100).
A score of 15 is higher than the scores of 2% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malta travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 35.9014° N, 14.4472° E within Lija, Lija is situated 5.9 km E of Valletta at an altitude of 69 m.
Lija
35.9014° N, 14.4472° E
69 m
Europe/Malta
3,070
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Malta)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: December (84 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 16° |
| Low °C | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 62 | 58 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 74 | 84 |
Normals: Valletta (5.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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