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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 89°F, while the coldest is November averaging around 79°F at night. Precipitation totals about 3 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 1.4 inches while January barely receives 0.15 inches.
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 (°F) | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 84 |
| Avg low (°F) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Precipitation (in) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 (mph) | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
| 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 (mph) | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
| 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 (mph) | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
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.