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January Weather in Fuvahmulah Maldives

Daily high temperatures are around 86°F, rarely falling below 84°F or exceeding 87°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 82°F.

For reference, on April 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Fuvahmulah typically range from 81°F to 88°F, while on August 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 79°F to 86°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Fuvahmulah

Average High and Low Temperature in January in FuvahmulahJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313176°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°F92°F92°F94°F94°F96°F96°F98°F98°F100°F100°FDecFebJan 186°FJan 186°F80°F80°FJan 3186°FJan 3186°F80°F80°FJan 1186°FJan 1186°F80°F80°FJan 2186°FJan 2186°F80°F80°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Fuvahmulah

Average Hourly Temperature in January in FuvahmulahJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebwarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Ebaye, Marshall Islands (6,523 miles away) and Tarawa, Kiribati (6,886 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Fuvahmulah (view comparison).

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The month of January in Fuvahmulah experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 71% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 30% of the time.

For reference, on July 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 87%, while on March 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 38%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Fuvahmulah

Cloud Cover Categories in January in FuvahmulahJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 129%Jan 129%Jan 3130%Jan 3130%Jan 1129%Jan 1129%Jan 2130%Jan 2130%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Fuvahmulah, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 44% and ending it at 28%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 55% on October 3, and its lowest chance is 18% on February 26.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Fuvahmulah

Probability of Precipitation in January in FuvahmulahJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%DecFebJan 144%Jan 144%Jan 3128%Jan 3128%Jan 1137%Jan 1137%Jan 2133%Jan 2133%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Fuvahmulah is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 5.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.1 inches or falls below 1.0 inches, and ending the month at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.6 inches or falls below 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Fuvahmulah

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of January in Fuvahmulah, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 31, with 12 hours, 8 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 1, with 12 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Fuvahmulah

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Fuvahmulah is 6:05 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 10 minutes later at 6:15 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:13 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 6:23 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Fuvahmulah during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets 12 hours, 9 minutes later, at 6:08 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:04 AM and sets 12 hours, 6 minutes later, at 6:11 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Fuvahmulah

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Fuvahmulah

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in FuvahmulahJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb0010102020203030404050505060607080000101020203030304040505060606070
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Fuvahmulah

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in FuvahmulahJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 134:33 AMDec 134:33 AMDec 275:34 AMDec 275:34 AMJan 114:58 PMJan 114:58 PMJan 2510:55 PMJan 2510:55 PMFeb 104:00 AMFeb 104:00 AMFeb 245:31 PMFeb 245:31 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM6:33 PM6:33 PM5:41 PM5:41 PM6:08 AM6:08 AM5:48 AM5:48 AM6:21 PM6:21 PM6:14 PM6:14 PM6:38 AM6:38 AM6:31 AM6:31 AM7:00 PM7:00 PM6:26 PM6:26 PM6:46 AM6:46 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
78%-10:10 AMWNW10:31 PME4:01 AMN251,431 mi
2
70%-10:50 AMW11:10 PME4:41 AMN251,557 mi
3
61%-11:29 AMW11:49 PME5:19 AMN250,883 mi
4
50%-12:09 PMW-5:58 AMS249,379 mi
5
41%12:29 AME12:50 PMW-6:38 AMS247,082 mi
6
31%1:11 AMESE1:34 PMWSW-7:21 AMS244,097 mi
7
22%1:57 AMESE2:22 PMWSW-8:08 AMS240,609 mi
8
14%2:47 AMESE3:16 PMWSW-9:00 AMS236,869 mi
9
7%3:43 AMESE4:15 PMWSW-9:58 AMS233,188 mi
10
2%4:44 AMESE5:17 PMWSW-11:01 AMS229,902 mi
11
0%5:48 AMESE6:21 PMWSW-12:05 PMS227,325 mi
12
1%6:51 AMESE7:23 PMWSW-1:08 PMS225,690 mi
13
5%7:52 AMESE8:21 PMWSW-2:08 PMS225,104 mi
14
12%8:48 AMESE9:15 PMWSW-3:02 PMS225,535 mi
15
21%9:40 AME10:05 PMW-3:53 PMS226,840 mi
16
31%10:29 AME10:53 PMW-4:41 PMN228,806 mi
17
43%11:17 AME11:41 PMW-5:28 PMN231,199 mi
18
50%12:05 PMENE--6:16 PMN233,804 mi
19
65%-12:29 AMWNW12:54 PMENE7:06 PMN236,450 mi
20
76%-1:19 AMWNW1:46 PMENE7:57 PMN239,021 mi
21
84%-2:11 AMWNW2:39 PMENE8:52 PMN241,451 mi
22
91%-3:05 AMWNW3:34 PMENE9:47 PMN243,706 mi
23
96%-4:01 AMWNW4:30 PMENE10:43 PMN245,772 mi
24
99%-4:56 AMWNW5:23 PMENE11:37 PMN247,633 mi
25
100%-5:48 AMWNW6:14 PMENE--
26
100%-6:38 AMWNW7:02 PMENE12:27 AMN249,259 mi
27
99%-7:24 AMWNW7:46 PMENE1:14 AMN250,597 mi
28
96%-8:06 AMWNW8:27 PME1:57 AMN251,570 mi
29
91%-8:47 AMW9:07 PME2:38 AMN252,084 mi
30
85%-9:26 AMW9:46 PME3:17 AMN252,039 mi
31
78%-10:05 AMW10:25 PME3:55 AMS251,340 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Fuvahmulah is essentially constant during January, remaining around 100% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Fuvahmulah

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in FuvahmulahJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 1100%Jan 1100%Jan 31100%Jan 31100%Jan 11100%Jan 11100%Jan 21100%Jan 21100%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Fuvahmulah is gradually increasing during January, increasing from 9.1 miles per hour to 9.8 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on October 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.1 miles per hour, while on March 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during January is 9.8 miles per hour on January 30.

Average Wind Speed in January in Fuvahmulah

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Fuvahmulah throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 63% on January 31.

Wind Direction in January in Fuvahmulah

Wind Direction in January in FuvahmulahWNJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Fuvahmulah is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Fuvahmulah is essentially constant during January, remaining around 83°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in January in Fuvahmulah

Average Water Temperature in January in FuvahmulahJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313182.0°F82.0°F82.5°F82.5°F83.0°F83.0°F83.5°F83.5°F84.0°F84.0°F84.5°F84.5°F85.0°F85.0°F85.5°F85.5°F86.0°F86.0°FDecFebJan 183°FJan 183°FJan 3184°FJan 3184°FJan 1183°FJan 1183°FJan 2183°FJan 2183°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Fuvahmulah are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Fuvahmulah

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in FuvahmulahJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb100%Jan 16100%Jan 16warmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Fuvahmulah are very rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 979°F, from 5,983°F to 6,962°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January in Fuvahmulah

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Fuvahmulah is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.2 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Fuvahmulah

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in FuvahmulahJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhDecFebJan 15.0 kWhJan 15.0 kWhJan 315.5 kWhJan 315.5 kWhJan 115.1 kWhJan 115.1 kWhJan 215.3 kWhJan 215.3 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Fuvahmulah are -0.299 deg latitude, 73.424 deg longitude, and 30 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Fuvahmulah is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 49 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (49 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (82 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Fuvahmulah is covered by water (98%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Fuvahmulah, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Gan International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Fuvahmulah.

At a distance of 53 kilometers from Fuvahmulah, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Fuvahmulah according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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