Best Time to Visit Malé
The best time to visit Malé is January to March and June, when the average temperature is 27–28°C and rainfall is low for Malé, at 37–148 mm a month.
Malé weather by month
The wettest month in Malé is November with 233 mm of rain, and the warmest is May at an average 29°C. The coolest is January at 27°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C / 81°F | 53 mm | Best |
| February | 28°C / 82°F | 37 mm | Best |
| March | 28°C / 83°F | 50 mm | Best |
| April | 29°C / 83°F | 98 mm | Hot |
| May | 29°C / 84°F | 191 mm | Wet |
| June | 28°C / 83°F | 148 mm | Best |
| July | 28°C / 82°F | 165 mm | Wet |
| August | 28°C / 82°F | 193 mm | Wet |
| September | 28°C / 82°F | 185 mm | Wet |
| October | 28°C / 82°F | 186 mm | Wet |
| November | 27°C / 81°F | 233 mm | Wet |
| December | 27°C / 81°F | 184 mm | Wet |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Malé: under 150 mm, and no more than 218 mm, a quarter above Malé's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 218 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Velana International (MLE) at 4.19, 73.53. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.