Country guide

Maldives

Overwater villas, house reefs and sandbank picnics across a thousand coral islands; December to April is the dry, glassy season.

Currency

MVR

Language

Dhivehi

English

Widely spoken

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / D / G

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+960

Destinations

Maldives

Male

One of the most crowded cities on earth, and the only place you see the Maldives people actually live in.

✓ best Dec-Apr

The sweet-spot windows

Good weather, thinner crowds, better prices: the windows worth aiming for.

Where	When	Why it works	Watch out for
Maldives	Nov, May	Shoulder edges of dry season: fewer crowds, lower rates	Wet-season storms can still roll through

Climate zones, month by month

Maldives has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

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Jan

31°

26°

87mm

9d rain

Feb

31°

26°

38mm

4d rain

Mar

32°

27°

49mm

8d rain

Apr

32°

27°

127mm

7d rain

May

32°

27°

238mm

20d rain

Jun

31°

26°

146mm

11d rain

Jul

31°

26°

198mm

17d rain

Aug

31°

26°

193mm

15d rain

Sep

31°

26°

214mm

17d rain

Oct

31°

26°

245mm

18d rain

Nov

30°

26°

236mm

16d rain

Dec

30°

26°

212mm

16d rain

✓ Best Dec-Apr · ✗ Avoid Sep

Conditions Jan Dry & sunny · Feb Driest month · Mar Dry & hot · Apr Hottest, end dry · May Wet season starts · Jun SW monsoon · Jul Wet + surf · Aug Strong storms · Sep Wettest month · Oct Wet · Nov Rains easing · Dec Dry returns

Cards tinted by verified verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions