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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Male Maldives

The climate in Male is hot, oppressive, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 80°F to 88°F and is rarely below 77°F or above 90°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Male for hot-weather activities is from late December to early March.

Climate in Male

hotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow43%43%12%12%overcastclearprecipitation: 6.0 inprecipitation: 6.0 in0.8 in0.8 inmuggy: 100%muggy: 100%100%100%beach/pool score: 6.3beach/pool score: 6.33.43.4
Male weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Male varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Male

Average High and Low Temperature in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FDec 486°FDec 486°FApr 888°FApr 888°F80°F80°F82°F82°FMay 988°FMay 988°FAug 1786°FAug 1786°FJan 1886°FJan 1886°F81°F81°F82°F82°F81°F81°F80°F80°FNowNow
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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 86°F87°F88°F88°F88°F87°F87°F86°F86°F86°F86°F86°F
Temp. 83°F83°F84°F85°F85°F84°F84°F83°F83°F83°F83°F83°F
Low 80°F80°F81°F82°F82°F82°F81°F81°F80°F80°F80°F80°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Male

Average Hourly Temperature in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowwarmwarmhot
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.

Majuro, Marshall Islands (6,728 miles away) and Funafuti, Tuvalu (7,339 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Male (view comparison).

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In Male, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Male begins around October 30 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 27.

The clearest month of the year in Male is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 42% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 27 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Male is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 88% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Male

Cloud Cover Categories in MaleclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1943%Feb 1943%Jun 212%Jun 212%Oct 3027%Oct 3027%Apr 2727%Apr 2727%NowNowclearmostly 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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 62%58%60%68%82%88%87%86%80%74%72%67%
Clearer 38%42%40%32%18%12%13%14%20%26%28%33%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Male varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.4 months, from April 18 to December 31, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Male is September, with an average of 14.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.6 months, from December 31 to April 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Male is February, with an average of 3.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Male is September, with an average of 14.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on May 30.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Male

Daily Chance of Precipitation in MalewetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 3054%May 3054%Feb 129%Feb 129%Apr 1831%Apr 1831%Dec 3131%Dec 3131%NowNowrain
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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 6.1d3.0d4.7d8.5d14.7d13.6d13.9d15.2d14.9d14.2d13.8d12.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Male experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Male. The month with the most rain in Male is November, with an average rainfall of 5.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Male is February, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Male

Average Monthly Rainfall in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inNov 246.0 inNov 246.0 inFeb 180.8 inFeb 180.8 inMay 255.9 inMay 255.9 inAug 315.7 inAug 315.7 inNowNow
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.1″0.8″1.1″2.5″5.5″4.8″4.4″5.3″5.5″5.2″5.9″5.3″

The length of the day in Male does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 21 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 53 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Male

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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.9h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.3h12.4h12.3h12.2h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:50 AM on October 25, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:21 AM on February 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:48 PM on November 9, and the latest sunset is 34 minutes later at 6:22 PM on July 18.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Male during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Male

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 255:50 AMOct 255:50 AM6:22 PMJul 186:22 PMJul 18Nov 95:48 PMNov 95:48 PM6:21 AMFeb 56:21 AMFeb 5daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 Male

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708062NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Male

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.

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 perceived humidity level in Male, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 100% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Male

Humidity Comfort Levels in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 14100%Feb 14100%100%Jul 29100%Jul 29NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressive
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 31.0d29.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d

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 Male experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from May 3 to November 3, with average wind speeds of more than 10.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Male is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from November 3 to May 3. The calmest month of the year in Male is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Male

Average Wind Speed in MalewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphMay 3113.4 mphMay 3113.4 mphMar 276.8 mphMar 276.8 mphMay 310.1 mphMay 310.1 mphNov 310.1 mphNov 310.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.510.07.57.912.012.611.210.611.611.39.210.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Male varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 6.0 days, from March 21 to March 27, with a peak percentage of 35% on March 21. The wind is most often from the west for 8.0 months, from March 27 to November 28, with a peak percentage of 90% on May 23. The wind is most often from the east for 3.8 months, from November 28 to March 21, with a peak percentage of 59% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Male

Wind Direction in MaleEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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).

Male 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 water temperature does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 2°F of 84°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in Male

Average Water Temperature in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°F88°F88°FApr 1685°FApr 1685°F82°FJan 782°FJan 7May 2385°FMay 2385°FDec 883°FDec 883°FFeb 1683°FFeb 1683°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 83°F83°F84°F85°F85°F84°F84°F84°F84°F83°F83°F83°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Male throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Male for general outdoor tourist activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the first week of February.

Tourism Score in Male

Tourism Score in Malebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.33.31.71.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Male for hot-weather activities is from late December to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Male

Beach/Pool Score in Malebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.36.33.43.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Male 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 Male

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowwarmhot
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.

Growing Degree Days in Male

Growing Degree Days in MaleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°F12,000°F12,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3112,154°FDec 3112,154°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from January 27 to April 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Male is February, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 11 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Male is June, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Male

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in MalebrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFeb 256.4 kWhFeb 256.4 kWhJun 14.1 kWhJun 14.1 kWhApr 56.0 kWhApr 56.0 kWhAug 194.6 kWhAug 194.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.76.36.35.64.54.24.34.64.95.04.95.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Male are 4.175 deg latitude, 73.509 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Male is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 79 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (79 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (82 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Male is covered by water (97%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Male, 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, Velana International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Male.

At a distance of 3 kilometers from Male, 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 Male 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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