Maldives, Maldives

Maldives sits in a mild oceanic climate in Maldives, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the February peak reaches a 93/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 28°C — a solid base for a beach trip.

The year runs from average lows of 26°C in January to highs of 29°C in April. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 76% rain-day odds in May against 28% in February. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 29°C against winter's 28°C, while rain-day odds move from 42% in winter and 57% in spring to 52% in summer and 64% through autumn. Winter wins on the numbers and autumn loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, January buys you 28°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit Maldives

Our month-by-month scoring puts February first (93/100), with March (93) and June (90) close behind. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip May if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 75/100.

Among the ocean destinations in our catalog, its February rain odds beat 66% of the field.

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The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, one looks mostly clear and 5 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 25–30°C band. Today's cached sun score is 91/100.