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The tropical climate of the Maldives makes it a pleasant vacation spot year-round, with average temperatures around 31°C during the day and 25.5°C at night. There are two monsoon seasons that impact weather - the drier northeast monsoon from December to April and the wetter southwest monsoon from May to November. Humidity remains high at around 79% and daily sunshine averages eight hours, keeping temperatures warm and consistent throughout the year.

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Maldives Weather

The tropical climate of the Maldives makes it a pleasant vacation spot year-round, with average temperatures around 31°C during the day and 25.5°C at night. There are two monsoon seasons that impact weather - the drier northeast monsoon from December to April and the wetter southwest monsoon from May to November. Humidity remains high at around 79% and daily sunshine averages eight hours, keeping temperatures warm and consistent throughout the year.

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Maldives Weather and


Climate

The tropical climate makes it the


perfect vacation destination all year
round because the weather is always
warm and perfect for checking out
the beaches and other outdoor
activities. While the temperature is
fairly consistent, there are two
different monsoons that have a direct
impact on the Maldives weather.
These are the northeast and
southwest monsoons.

The northeast monsoon usually


results in the driest weather and
generally February is the driest
month of the year. December
through April is fairly dry.

The sun usually shins for an average


of eight hours per day and the max
temperature is around 31 degrees
Celsius and the minimum 25.5
degrees Celsius. Humidity hovers
around 79%. Since Maldives consists
of small islands and are surrounded
by seas, hot days are often tempered
by cooling sea breezes and balmy
evening temperatures. Throughout
the year, temperature remains almost
same in the Maldives.

The southwest monsoon runs from


mid-May to November. In this season
Maldives experiences torrential rain.
Since, the Maldives is located close to
the equator and it is quite unusual to
have serious storms.

Climate Records
Daily temperature ranges from
around 31 degrees Celsius in daytime
to 27 degrees Celsius in nighttime.
The mean daily maximum
temperature for Central parts
(Hulhule) of the Maldives is 30.5
degrees Celsius and minimum
temperature is 25.7 degrees Celsius.

The highest temperature ever


recorded in the Maldives was 36.8°C,
recorded on 19 May 1991 at Kadhdhoo
Meteorological Office. Likewise, the
minimum temperature ever recorded
in the Maldives was 17.2°C, recorded at
the National Meteorological Centre on
11th April 1978.

The highest rainfall ever recorded in


the Maldives with in 24 hour period
was recorded on 9th July 2002 at
Kaadedhdhoo Meteorological Office
and amounts to 219.8mm of rainfall.

The fact that the Maldives is located


at the equator, Maldives receives
plentiful of sunshine through out the
year. On average Southern atolls (Gan)
of the Maldives receives 2704.07
hours of sunshine each year.
Furthermore, on average central
(Hulhule) parts of the country receives
2784.51 hours of sunshine per year.

Source: Department of Metrology,


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