Maldives · 4.18°N 73.51°E · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Tropical preset (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon)
The best time to visit Maldives is January to April and June to August, with highs of 31–32 °C88–90 °F and nights of 27–28 °C81–82 °F, and rainfall of 48–176 mm1.9–6.9 in a month.
The rainy season is April to December; September to December and May is a true monsoon, with 208–232 mm8.2–9.1 in a month and a peak in May (232 mm9.1 in). Afternoon highs change little through the year, 31–32 °C88–90 °F, and peak in April.
The figures are 30-year monthly averages (WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000) for the 0.25° grid cell at 4.18, 73.51. This is a climate guide, not a forecast.
Pick the weather you like. Every month is then judged against it: temperature above the month names, rain below.
Good time to go for a Tropical holiday: January to April and June to August.
Open Maldives on the interactive map ↗ the same verdicts for any place on Earth, in any month
Reading the chart. Gold means good: the month fits what you picked. Any other colour shows the reason it does not. The temperature bar can be too cold or too hot; the rain bar can be too dry, too rainy or monsoon. A faded gold bar means that half fits but the other half does not. A gold month name means both halves fit.
What the verdicts mean. Temperature is the month's average daily high (the afternoon), judged against the preset's band (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F for Tropical). Rain is judged by each month's class within Maldives's own year, not by raw millimetres: dry under 60 mm2.4 in, showers 60–100 mm2.4–3.9 in, rainy from 100 mm3.9 in and at least 35 % of the wettest month. Too rainy is a rainy-season month that the preset does not allow. Monsoon is the heaviest kind of rainy season: 180 mm7.1 in or more (120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest. Every monsoon month is also a rainy-season month; the label says which kind. Full rules on the method page.
| Month | Rain | High | Low | Season | Tropical verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 883.5 | 3187 | 2780 | showers | good |
| February | 481.9 | 3188 | 2780 | dry | good |
| March | 642.5 | 3289 | 2781 | showers | good |
| April | 1285.0 | 3290 | 2882 | rainy | good |
| May | 2329.1 | 3289 | 2882 | monsoon | monsoon |
| June | 1686.6 | 3188 | 2882 | rainy | good |
| July | 1686.6 | 3187 | 2781 | rainy | good |
| August | 1766.9 | 3187 | 2780 | rainy | good |
| September | 2248.8 | 3187 | 2679 | monsoon | monsoon |
| October | 2248.8 | 3187 | 2679 | monsoon | monsoon |
| November | 2088.2 | 3187 | 2679 | monsoon | monsoon |
| December | 2248.8 | 3187 | 2679 | monsoon | monsoon |
| Looking for | Rule | Months that fit |
|---|---|---|
| Warm | highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers | |
| Tropical | highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon | January to April and June to August |
| Beach | highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showers | January to March |
| Cool | highs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoon | |
| Snow | highs below 3 °C37 °F, any rain |
Yes. The rainy season is April to December; September to December and May is a true monsoon, with 208–232 mm8.2–9.1 in a month and a peak in May (232 mm9.1 in). Outside the rainy season, February is dry.
Afternoon highs change little through the year, 31–32 °C88–90 °F, and peak in April. Annual rainfall is about 1,952 mm77 in.
The nearest destinations that fit the Tropical preset in the months when Maldives does not:
The interactive map colours the whole world by how well it fits the weather you like, in any month, and shows this chart for any place you tap.