South Asia & Indian Ocean · Beach travel

Best time to visit Maldives (Male)

Late Jan–Mid Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.0°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Maldives (Male)
Photo: Shahee Ilyas (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 14.2-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Maldives (Male) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 70.6)Mid Jan: Good (season score 69.5)Late Jan: Great (season score 73.8)Early Feb: Great (season score 73.4)Mid Feb: Great (season score 71.7)Late Feb: Good (season score 65.8)Early Mar: Good (season score 62.7)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 51.2)Late Mar: Okay (season score 51.8)Early Apr: Okay (season score 46.5)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 38.7)Late Apr: Fair (season score 31.2)Early May: Fair (season score 28.6)Mid May: Off-season (season score 26.2)Late May: Fair (season score 28.9)Early Jun: Fair (season score 32.9)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 39.1)Late Jun: Fair (season score 42.0)Early Jul: Fair (season score 40.2)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 39.6)Late Jul: Okay (season score 45.1)Early Aug: Okay (season score 45.3)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 46.3)Late Aug: Okay (season score 51.5)Early Sep: Okay (season score 50.0)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 51.5)Late Sep: Okay (season score 48.7)Early Oct: Okay (season score 49.1)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 49.8)Late Oct: Okay (season score 49.9)Early Nov: Okay (season score 51.7)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 49.6)Late Nov: Fair (season score 42.5)Early Dec: Okay (season score 50.3)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 50.1)Late Dec: Good (season score 66.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood30.8°C0.957.4%
FebruaryGood31.2°C0.649.2%
MarchOkay31.8°C0.845.2%
AprilFair32.0°C1.554.2%
MayOff-season31.8°C2.474.2%
JuneFair31.4°C1.978.6%
JulyFair31.1°C2.080.1%
AugustOkay31.0°C1.876.2%
SeptemberOkay30.8°C2.474.6%
OctoberOkay30.8°C2.571.5%
NovemberOkay30.7°C2.771.5%
DecemberOkay30.6°C2.068.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: MALE(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.