Maldives weather by month

Check out the Maldives weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F
86°F maximum daytime temperature in January in Male86
88°F maximum daytime temperature in February in Male88
88°F maximum daytime temperature in March in Male88
90°F maximum daytime temperature in April in Male90
88°F maximum daytime temperature in May in Male88
86°F maximum daytime temperature in June in Male86
86°F maximum daytime temperature in July in Male86
86°F maximum daytime temperature in August in Male86
86°F maximum daytime temperature in September in Male86
86°F maximum daytime temperature in October in Male86
86°F maximum daytime temperature in November in Male86
86°F maximum daytime temperature in December in Male86
Hours of sunshine (daily)
Days with some rainfall
5 days with some rainfall in January in Male5
5 days with some rainfall in February in Male5
7 days with some rainfall in March in Male7
10 days with some rainfall in April in Male10
15 days with some rainfall in May in Male15
14 days with some rainfall in June in Male14
13 days with some rainfall in July in Male13
14 days with some rainfall in August in Male14
15 days with some rainfall in September in Male15
16 days with some rainfall in October in Male16
14 days with some rainfall in November in Male14
13 days with some rainfall in December in Male13
Sea temperature °F
82°F sea temperature in January in Male82
82°F sea temperature in February in Male82
84°F sea temperature in March in Male84
86°F sea temperature in April in Male86
86°F sea temperature in May in Male86
84°F sea temperature in June in Male84
84°F sea temperature in July in Male84
84°F sea temperature in August in Male84
82°F sea temperature in September in Male82
82°F sea temperature in October in Male82
82°F sea temperature in November in Male82
82°F sea temperature in December in Male82

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The climate guide for Maldives (Male) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Maldives climate overview

Lying to the southwest of Sri Lanka and India, the Maldives is a collection of about 1,200 coral islands and atolls straddling the equator. The local economy is heavily dependent upon tourism, but this has been carefully managed and is restricted to fewer than 100 islands.

The majority of the islands are little more than low-lying uninhabited sand bars, in danger of being swallowed by rising sea levels. The smaller islands and atolls support only scrub vegetation, while the largest ones are sizable enough to sustain pockets of lush tropical plants and trees along with bamboo, banana, and coconut palms. The island of Fuamulaku is particularly fertile with pineapples, oranges, and mangoes cultivated.

Beautiful beaches such as the one on Veligandu can be found throughout the islands with coral white sand and palm trees. Most of the islands are surrounded by coral reefs, creating calm turquoise lagoons, which remain warm all year. The reefs themselves attract an abundance of marine life making scuba diving and snorkelling a popular pastime.

The Maldives tropical climate has a wet season running from May to November, followed by a drier season, the driest months of which are February and March. This is also the sunniest time.

However even from June to September, during the south-west monsoon which is the wettest time of year, there are still on average over 6 hours of sunshine every day. Temperature varies little, remaining warm all year with 'high' heat and humidity in all months, rising to 'very high' from March to July.

Because the Maldives is in the equatorial belt, severe tropical storms and cyclones are extremely rare events. The islands were however seriously affected by the Asian Tsunami of 2004 that caused considerable damage to property and some loss of life.

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Compare Maldives with the UK

Below the Maldives chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Maldives (Male) and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°F)

Maldives (Male)
UK (London)
86
45
88
45
88
50
90
55
88
63
86
68
86
72
86
72
86
66
86
59
86
50
86
46
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