Best time to visit, weather and climate Maldives
Best time to visit Maldives
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.
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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.
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 |
Climate data from: Male
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Climate Maldives
| 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 |
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
Weather 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.
14 day weather forecast Maldives
The weather for the Male in Maldives will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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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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Currency Maldives
In the Maldives the Maldivian rufiyaa is used to pay.
Exchange rate Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) 3 august 2021
1 Maldivian rufiyaa = 0,06 United States dollar
100 Maldivian rufiyaa = 6,49 United States dollar
1 United States dollar = 15,39 Maldivian rufiyaa
100 United States dollar = 1.538,55 Maldivian rufiyaa
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Time difference Maldives
In the Maldives it is now 18:19 o’clock in the evening on tuesday 3 august 2021. That is 9 hour later than in United States. The time zone of the Maldives is Indian/Maldives and the Greenwich time is UTC+05.