Best time to visit Maldives
Our pick for sun: February to March.
The best months
- SunFebruary to March
- BeachJanuary to March
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Good, 77/100 | Ideal, 88/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Good, 70/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 50/100, Monsoon | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain |
| Beach | Ideal, 81/100 | Ideal, 90/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 55/100, Monsoon | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 26°C | 28°C | 88 mm |
| February | 28°C | 27°C | 28°C | 43 mm |
| March | 28°C | 27°C | 29°C | 57 mm |
| April | 29°C | 27°C | 30°C | 122 mm |
| May | 29°C | 27°C | 30°C | 239 mm |
| June | 28°C | 27°C | 29°C | 137 mm |
| July | 28°C | 26°C | 29°C | 151 mm |
| August | 28°C | 26°C | 29°C | 152 mm |
| September | 28°C | 26°C | 29°C | 188 mm |
| October | 28°C | 26°C | 29°C | 204 mm |
| November | 27°C | 26°C | 29°C | 231 mm |
| December | 27°C | 26°C | 28°C | 215 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 16 h 40 min
- From YYZ : about 17 h 15 min
- From YVR : about 17 h
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).