Gan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇻 Maldives · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Gan is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with March and January close behind. Gan averages about 2,803 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 70 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,803
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,760 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Gan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gan is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (68/100, 168 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gan?
Gan gets a lot of sun: around 2,803 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate February from May. Gan is the sunniest of the 13 destinations tracked in Maldives. The year's 1,760 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 122 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 70 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 71 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 131 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 168 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 133 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 178 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 171 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 159 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 200 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 195 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 162 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Gan by month
The sea off Gan is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in November at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Malé Maldives · 545 km · best in Feb · 2,713 h sun/yr
- Thiruvananthapuram India · 1,102 km · best in Jan · 2,604 h sun/yr
- Colombo Sri Lanka · 1,151 km · best in Feb · 2,876 h sun/yr
- Kochi India · 1,258 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
- Calicut India · 1,351 km · best in Dec · 2,500 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 1,373 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Faresmaathodaa Maldives · 99 km · 2,796 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Maavaarulu Maldives · 121 km · 2,796 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Huvadhu Atoll Maldives · 162 km · 2,796 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Kadhdhoo Maldives · 287 km · 2,774 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Thimarafushi Maldives · 323 km · 2,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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