Climate · Maldives

Maamendhoo

Warm all year, wet from September to December and drier from February to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years1.8°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan80°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb81°27°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar82°28°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr82°28°Rain on about four days a week.
  5. May82°28°Rain on about five days a week.
  6. Jun82°28°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul81°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug81°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep81°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  10. Oct81°27°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov80°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec80°27°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 80°F and 82°F all year. Rain comes in two spells, in May and from September to December. February to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 27°C and 28°C all year. Rain comes in two spells, in May and from September to December. February to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Maamendhoo sits

Indian/Maldives

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Latitude
1.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Ribudhoo136 km north-west

The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maamendhoo, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 80°F to 82°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 27°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in October (81% of days), driest in February (42%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (64% cover), cloudiest in July (76%).

Daylight

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Maamendhoo, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryAt its best
80°27°
4 days67%12h 02m
FebruaryAt its best
81°27°
3 days65%12h 03m
MarchAt its best
82°28°
3 days64%12h 06m
April
82°28°
4 days68%12h 09m
MayRainy season
82°28°
5 days73%12h 12m
June
82°28°
4 days75%12h 13m
July
81°27°
4 days76%12h 13m
August
81°27°
4 days75%12h 10m
SeptemberRainy season
81°27°
5 days74%12h 07m
OctoberRainy season
81°27°
6 days72%12h 04m
NovemberRainy season
80°27°
5 days72%12h 02m
DecemberRainy season
80°27°
5 days71%12h 01m

When is the best time to visit Maamendhoo?


The best months are January to March: around 81°F day and night, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are January to March: around 27°C day and night, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Maamendhoo?

March and April, around 82°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.March and April, around 28°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Maamendhoo?

October, with rain on about six days a week. February is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Maamendhoo?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Maamendhoo?

March, when cloud covers about 64% of the sky on average. July is the cloudiest, at about 76%.

Places with a year like Maamendhoo's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Maamendhoo's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Maamendhoo's summer.

Elsewhere in Maldives

All of Maldives

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Maamendhoo sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.