Summer Weather in Fuvahmulah Maldives

Daily high temperatures are around 86°F, rarely falling below 84°F or exceeding 88°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 85°F on December 18.

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.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. 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.

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 summer in Fuvahmulah experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 71% to 62%.

The clearest day of the summer is February 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 38% 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%.

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 the summer is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 40% and ending it at 18%.

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.

Rainfall

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

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Fuvahmulah is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 4.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.2 inches or falls below 1.1 inches, and ending the season at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.6 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.7 inches on February 25.

Over the course of the summer in Fuvahmulah, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the summer is February 28, with 12 hours, 7 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 22, with 12 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Fuvahmulah is 5:51 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 26 minutes later at 6:16 AM on February 12.

The earliest sunset is 5:59 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 25 minutes later at 6:24 PM on February 10.

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.

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.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 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.

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 the summer, remaining around 100% throughout.

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 decreasing during the summer, decreasing from 9.5 miles per hour to 8.0 miles per hour over the course of the season.

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 wind direction in Fuvahmulah during the summer is predominantly out of the west from December 1 to December 17 and the north from December 17 to February 28.

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 the summer, remaining within 1°F of 84°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during the summer is 83°F on December 23.

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.

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 the summer, increasing by 2,898°F, from 4,950°F to 7,848°F, over the course of the season.

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 increasing during the summer, rising by 1.1 kWh, from 5.0 kWh to 6.0 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 4.9 kWh on December 11.

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%).