Malta Protectorate the late 18th century, while Malta was still under the Knights, the Prince of Lampedusa had let the island to Salvatore Gatt, a Maltese entrepreneur, who settled on the island with a few Maltese workers. The British considered taking over Lampedusa as a naval base instead of Malta, but the idea was dropped as the island did not have deep harbours and was not well developed. Despite this, the authorities in Malta and the British government still attempted to take over the island as they believed that it could be used to supply Malta with food in case Sicily fell
Climate of Malta in the world, Malta recorded the 5th highest temperature: (after tropical Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Bangladesh and Philippines) among lowest temperatures ever recorded Climate of Malta Malta has a Mediterranean climate according to the Köppen climate classification ("Csa"), with very mild winters and warm to hot summers. Rain occurs mainly in winter, with summer being generally dry. According to the Troll-Paffen climate classification and the Siegmund/Frankenberg climate classification, Malta lies within the subtropical zone, being at 35ºN latitude. The average yearly temperature is around during the day and at night (one of the warmest temperature averages in Europe). In the coldest