February
OK
28°C / 26.7°C
16 rain days
hot, very wet
- outside peak hazard season
Best time to visit Malé
Malé, Maldives — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · February & January
About Malé
Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of 1.9 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi), Malé is the most densely populated city in the world. The city is geographically located in the southern edge of North Malé Atoll.
— condensed from Wikipedia
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OK — shoulder months
January
OK
27.7°C / 26.5°C
18 rain days
warm, very wet
- outside peak hazard season
Months to skip
March
Skip
28.5°C / 27°C
20 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
December
Skip
27.9°C / 26.2°C
23 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (23 rain days)
August
Skip
28.3°C / 26.7°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
July
Skip
28.4°C / 26.7°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
April
Skip
29°C / 27.3°C
23 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (23 rain days)
June
Skip
28.7°C / 27.1°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
September
Skip
28.1°C / 26.3°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
November
Skip
27.9°C / 26.1°C
27 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
October
Skip
28.1°C / 26.3°C
28 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (28 rain days)
May
Skip
28.9°C / 27°C
29 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.