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Male, Maldives climate
Male has a remarkably steady tropical climate. The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is November averaging around 26°C at night. Precipitation totals about 68 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 35 mm while January barely receives 4 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Male climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 48 | 45 | 56 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.0 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 48 | 45 | 56 | 74 | 79 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.0 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 17.9 | 17.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 81 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.1 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Male Intl / Velana Intl, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.