Maldives Climate Guides
The Maldives Climate Guide is perfect for planning your holiday. Monthly weather averages give the best indication of what the weather is usually like for every month of the year including figures for temperature, rainfall and sunshine.
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The Maldives Climate Guide shown above is based on the Male Climate Guide. Please note that the weather may vary across this region. Below is a list of all the destinations in Maldives with available Climate Guides.
Baa Atoll Baros Island Diva Island Gaafu Atoll Haa Alifu Atoll Huvadhu Atoll Huvafen Fushi Kuredu Kurumba Lhaviyani Atoll Lily Beach Maafushivaru Male Meemu Atoll Meeru Island Noonu Atoll North Ari Atoll North Male Atoll North Nilandhoo Atoll Raa Atoll Seenu Atoll South Ari Atoll South Male Atoll South Nilandhoo Atoll Vaavu Atoll Veligandu Island
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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| Check the weather for a particular month in the Maldives by selecting a month from the list below. Alternatively check which month usually has the Best Weather in the Maldives. If you are not sure where to go, why not try our Holiday Planner. | |||
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| · January · February · March |
· April · May · June |
· July · August · September |
· October · November · December |
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Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico |
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Goa, India |
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Cape Town, South Africa |
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Mombasa, Kenya |
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Bangkok, Thailand |
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Male, Maldives |
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Bridgetown, Barbados |
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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Cancun, Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico |
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Havana, Cuba |
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Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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