--- entity_id: city:mt:geonames:2563181 entity_type: city name: Cospicua country_code: MT country: Malta slug: cospicua canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/mt/cospicua.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/mt/cospicua.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/mt/cospicua snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 8 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/ citation_title: "Cospicua, Malta: air quality, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Cospicua Cospicua is one of the cities recorded in Malta. The population of Cospicua totalled 2,261 at the end of 2021. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Mobility Cospicua's nearest airport was MLA, 5 km away and offered 76 direct destinations. ## Climate Cospicua's monthly mean temperatures were 14.6°C in January and 25.7°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 2,261 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 10 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 17.98 · Feb 18 · Mar 19.34 · Apr 20.94 · May 24.34 · Jun 29.72 · Jul 31 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 29.75 · Oct 27.02 · Nov 24.93 · Dec 22.08 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan 8.75 · Feb 8.9 · Mar 9.77 · Apr 11.63 · May 14.58 · Jun 17.44 · Jul 21.54 · Aug 22.47 · Sep 18.81 · Oct 16.88 · Nov 13.98 · Dec 8.34 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 14.58 · Feb 13.95 · Mar 14.71 · Apr 16.18 · May 18.84 · Jun 22.66 · Jul 25.71 · Aug 26.63 · Sep 25.14 · Oct 22.79 · Nov 19.66 · Dec 16.37 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 76 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 5 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | MLA | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Lifelong Learning language-course route — Adult Learning Centres](https://lifelonglearning.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Prospectus-Lifelong-Learning-2025-26-Digital-Version-in-High-Resolution.pdf) — State Language Course · Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Early School Leavers · Maltese, English · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Cospicua when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://s2.eessi.gov.mt/en/how-to-get-a-rha/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Malta country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/malta/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Cospicua part of Valletta? Cospicua is identified as a satellite of Valletta. It is about 1.8 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q23800.json ## Sources 1. National Statistics Office, Malta — Official source — https://nso.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/Census-of-Population-2021-volume1-final.pdf 2. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=14.527500&latitude=35.885560&format=JSON 4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 5. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Cospicua, Malta: air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cospicua-malta-air-quality-climate_a6684e23a5f2, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cospicua, Malta: air quality, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cospicua, Malta: air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/ - Title: Cospicua, Malta: air quality, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/cospicua/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/mt/cospicua.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/mt/cospicua.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/mt/cospicua - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json