The best time to visit the Maldives is from january until december, when you will have a warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in the Maldives is 29°C in march and the lowest is 28°C in january. The weather and climate of Maldives is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Maldives is an 7,8. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

If you want to know what the average temperature is in the Maldives or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Maldives per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
28°C	28°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C
36 mm	36 mm	37 mm	45 mm	135 mm	40 mm	52 mm	81 mm	65 mm	135 mm	131 mm	125 mm

All climate data from Maldives

Climate data from: Male

Maldives in brief

Capital	Male
Flight time ¹	12 hours
Population	344.023
Area	300 km²
Currency	Maldivian rufiyaa
Local date	mo 16 december 2019
Local time	01:41 hour at night

¹ From London-Heathrow

14 day weather forecast Maldives

The weather for the Male in Maldives will be around 29° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

The weather forecast for Maldives is based on the weather in Male.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Su 15 Dec	28°C	28°C	2.1 mm	40%	5m/s	7
Mo 16 Dec	28°C	27°C	5.3 mm	65%	7m/s	9
Tu 17 Dec	28°C	27°C	1.8 mm	40%	9m/s	8
We 18 Dec	28°C	27°C	25 mm	90%	9m/s	3
Th 19 Dec	29°C	28°C	20 mm	85%	8m/s	4
Fr 20 Dec	28°C	27°C	43 mm	95%	5m/s	3
Sa 21 Dec	28°C	27°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	3

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Su 22 Dec	28°C	28°C	0.4 mm	10%	5m/s	4
Mo 23 Dec	28°C	27°C	0.1 mm	20%	5m/s	9
Tu 24 Dec	28°C	27°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	8
We 25 Dec	28°C	27°C	0.1 mm	20%	5m/s	2
Th 26 Dec	28°C	27°C	0.7 mm	20%	4m/s	2
Fr 27 Dec	28°C	27°C	0.1 mm	20%	5m/s	2
Sa 28 Dec	28°C	27°C	1.4 mm	30%	6m/s	2

Climate Maldives

Climate Maldives per Month


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	28°C	28°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C
Night	27°C	27°C	28°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	27°C
Precip	36 mm	36 mm	37 mm	45 mm	135 mm	40 mm	52 mm	81 mm	65 mm	135 mm	131 mm	125 mm
Rain days	11	10	11	14	23	15	17	19	19	19	22	20
Dry days	20	18	20	16	8	15	14	12	11	12	8	11
Sun hours per day	9	9	9	10	11	11	9	9	10	8	8	7
Wind force in Bft	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7

Climate Maldives january

On average, it is maximum 28° in january in Maldives and at least around 27° degrees. In january there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives february

On average, it is maximum 28° in february in Maldives and at least around 27° degrees. In february there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives march

On average, it is maximum 29° in march in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In march there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 37 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives april

On average, it is maximum 29° in april in Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives may

On average, it is maximum 29° in may in Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In may there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 135 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in the Maldives.

Climate Maldives june

On average, it is maximum 29° in june in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In june there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives july

On average, it is maximum 29° in july in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In july there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives august

On average, it is maximum 28° in august in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In august there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 81 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives september

On average, it is maximum 28° in september in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In september there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 65 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in the Maldives.

Suitable month for:

sun vacation
road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Maldives october

On average, it is maximum 28° in october in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In october there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 135 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in the Maldives.

Climate Maldives november

On average, it is maximum 28° in november in Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In november there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 131 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in the Maldives.

Climate Maldives december

On average, it is maximum 28° in december in Maldives and at least around 27° degrees. In december there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 125 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in the Maldives.

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Maldives has 2 airports which you can fly to:

Malé International Airport
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About the Maldives

The Maldives is in the continental part Asia and the capital is Male. The total surface is only 300 km² with 644 km of coastline and the population consists of 344.023 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 812x smaller than United States. If you want to call the Maldives you have to use +960 or 00960 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +9605012457809 or 009605012457809.

The Maldives is in a straight line at 8.582 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 11 hours55.

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Time difference Maldives

In the Maldives it is now 01:41 o’clock at night on monday 16 december 2019. That is 10 hour later than in United States. The time zone of the Maldives is Indian/Maldives and the Greenwich time is UTC+05.

Currency Maldives

In the Maldives the Maldivian rufiyaa is used to pay.

Exchange rate Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) 15 december 2019

1 Maldivian rufiyaa = 0,06 United States dollar
100 Maldivian rufiyaa = 6,47 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 15,46 Maldivian rufiyaa
100 United States dollar = 1.546,04 Maldivian rufiyaa

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Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

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These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in the Maldives.

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Buiktyfus
Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
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