Malé weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Malé is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with March and January close behind. Malé averages about 2,713 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,713
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 1,723 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 113k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Malé?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Malé is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (67/100, 191 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Malé?
Malé gets a lot of sun: around 2,713 hours a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than May (67). It ranks #10 of 13 destinations in Maldives for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,758 hours. The year's 1,723 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 | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 53 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 37 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 50 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 98 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 191 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 148 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 193 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 185 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 186 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 233 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 184 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Malé by month
The sea off Malé is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January 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
- Thiruvananthapuram India · 607 km · best in Jan · 2,604 h sun/yr
- Kochi India · 734 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
- Colombo Sri Lanka · 778 km · best in Feb · 2,876 h sun/yr
- Calicut India · 817 km · best in Dec · 2,500 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 853 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Kannur India · 887 km · best in Jan · 2,498 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Maamigili Maldives · 111 km · 2,772 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Baa Atoll Maldives · 116 km · 2,719 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Noonu Atoll Maldives · 181 km · 2,719 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Funadhoo Maldives · 221 km · 2,666 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Thimarafushi Maldives · 224 km · 2,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Malé compares month by month: Malé vs Kochi · Malé vs Thiruvananthapuram · Malé vs Denpasar · Malé vs Colombo · all comparisons
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