Weather, climate and best time to go to Maldives
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for the Maldives
Best time to go to Maldives
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Best time to go to Maldives
The best time to go to the Maldives is from january until april, in which you have a warm or hot temperature and little rainfall. The highest average temperature in the Maldives is 33° in april and the lowest is 30° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in the Maldives or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | |
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| Jan | 30° | 87 mm | |
| Feb | 31° | 59 mm | |
| Mar | 32° | 81 mm | |
| Apr | 33° | 96 mm | |
| May | 32° | 303 mm | |
| Jun | 32° | 141 mm | |
| Jul | 32° | 168 mm | |
| Aug | 31° | 262 mm | |
| Sep | 31° | 213 mm | |
| Oct | 32° | 229 mm | |
| Nov | 32° | 252 mm | |
| Dec | 31° | 255 mm |
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Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to the Maldives indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for the Maldives.
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Climate Maldives
Climate Maldives
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for the Male in Maldives per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 30° | 28° | 87 mm | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| Feb | 31° | 28° | 59 mm | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 |
| Mar | 32° | 29° | 81 mm | 13 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
| Apr | 33° | 30° | 96 mm | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| May | 32° | 30° | 303 mm | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Jun | 32° | 30° | 141 mm | 24 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Jul | 32° | 29° | 168 mm | 25 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Aug | 31° | 29° | 262 mm | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep | 31° | 29° | 213 mm | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Oct | 32° | 29° | 229 mm | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov | 32° | 29° | 252 mm | 25 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Dec | 31° | 29° | 255 mm | 23 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 30° in january in the Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In january there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in the Maldives.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 31° in february in the Maldives and at least around 28° degrees. In february there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in the Maldives.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 32° in march in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In march there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 81 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in the Maldives.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 33° in april in the Maldives and at least around 30° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in the Maldives.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 32° in may in the Maldives and at least around 30° degrees. In may there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 303 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 32° in june in the Maldives and at least around 30° degrees. In june there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 141 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 32° in july in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In july there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 168 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 31° in august in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In august there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 262 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 31° in september in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In september there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 213 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 32° in october in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In october there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 229 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 32° in november in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In november there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 252 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 31° in december in the Maldives and at least around 29° degrees. In december there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 255 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in the Maldives.
Weather statistics Maldives
Weather statistics Maldives
View all weather statistics from the Maldives per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between the Maldives and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Maldives
About the Maldives
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14 day weather forecast Maldives
The weather for the Male in Maldives will be around 29° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Min (°C) | 28° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 40% | 50% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.1mm | 3.9mm | 6.1mm |
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| UV-index | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 28° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Min (°C) | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 28° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 25% | 15% | 15% | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 2.2mm | 0.1mm | 0.4mm | 14.6mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
About the Maldives
The Maldives is in the continental part Azië and the capital is Male. It is only 300 km² with 644 km of coastline and has a population of 344.023. In terms of area, the country is 812x smaller than United Kingdom. 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 8.516 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 11 hour and 50 min.
Time difference Maldives
In the Maldives it is now 14:02 hour in the afternoon on thursday 18 october 2018. That is 4 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of the Maldives is Indian/Maldives and the Greenwich time is UTC+05.
Vaccinations Maldives
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in the Maldives.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Buiktyfus
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
Currency Maldives
In the Maldives the Maldivische rufiyaa is used to pay.
Exchange rate Maldivische rufiyaa op 18 october 2018
1 Maldivische rufiyaa = € 0,06 euro
100 Maldivische rufiyaa = € 5,66 euro
1 euro = 17,67 Maldivische rufiyaa
100 euro = 1.767,18 Maldivische rufiyaa
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