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Maldives Climate
Since
Maldives is situated on the Equatorial belts, so Maldives climate is usually warm
throughout the year but also dotted with mild monsoons. Maldives is always sauntering
amidst evergreen summers so other than slight variations in the temperature during
monsoons, Maldives climate edges on pleasant weather conditions making Maldives,
a traveler's dream choice.
The accurate geographical location of Maldives
also saves the country from severe tropical storms and cyclones.
Climate
in the Maldives is blessed with cool sea breezes that flow throughout Maldives
thereby bringing the temperature to a pleasant note. The best time to visit Maldives
is during the dry season, in between December and April, when you can enjoy the
unique water sports in the crystal blue lagoon waters.
The wet season,
however, runs between April and October, when the strong winds make the temperature
moderate and cool. However, if you are a diver, then November and April can be
the best months for enjoying diving into the cool waters.
Maldives
Climate - Monsoon Wonders It is basically the monsoons that dominate the climate
of Maldives. While the Southwest monsoons continues between May to October, the
Northeast monsoons prevail between November to April. During the Northeast monsoon
seasons, there is little rain and so it is a relatively dry period.
The months of March and April are the hottest with April bringing in calm showers
and windless days. However, strong winds and rain starting in April till May usually
mark the change in seasons. The Southwest monsoon is prevalent from June to September.
Strong gales and rough winds dot the season thereby making Maldives a risky place
for tourists to visit.
Maldives Climate - Daily Weather In Maldives
The daily temperature almost remains the same with hardly in variations between
the lengths of the days. While the maximum temperature ranges around 30.4 degrees
Celsius, the minimum temperature averages around 25.4 degrees Celsius. On the
other hand, the mean daily maximum and minimum temperature for South [Gan] is
30.9 and 24.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Furthermore, the mean daily
maximum and minimum temperature for North [Hanimaadhoo] is 30.7 and 25.2 degrees
Celsius, respectively. During mid-May to November, the season experiences torrential
rainfall. The Central, Southern and Northern parts of Maldives receive annual
average rainfall of 1924.7mm, 2277.8mm, and 1786.4mm, respectively.
Although there is not much variation in Maldives climate throughout the year,
the temperature highly vary between islands in Northern and Southern Atolls. While
the Southern Atolls experience more rainy days, the Northern Atolls experience
lighter showers and so the temperature remains pleasant throughout the year.
Maldives climate keeps the temperature mild and moderate throughout the year,
thereby creating a dream-like paradise in Maldives.
In a nation with
less than one percent land and over 99 percent sea, the weather obviously plays
a significant role in day-to-day life. For a long time Maldivians have organized
their lives based on a system on nakaiy. Each nakaiy is 13 or 14 days long and
is divided into two seasons; iruvai northest monsoon and hulhangu south west monsoon.
The nakaiy calendar is still used to determine such things as the best time for
fishing, travel or planting crops.
The Maldives has a tropical climate
with warm temperatures year round and a great deal of sunshine. The warm tropical
climate results in relatively minor variations in daily temperature throughout
the year. The hottest month on average is April and the coolest, December. The
weather is determined largely by the monsoons.
There is a significant
variation in the monthly rainfall levels. February is the driest with January
to April being relatively dry, May and October records the highest average monthly
rainfall. The southwest monsoon or hulhangu from May to September is the wet season.
Rough seas and strong winds are common during this period. The northeast monsoon
iruvai falls between December to April. This is a period of clear skies, lower
humidity and very little rain. The Maldives is in the equatorial belt and therefore
severe storms and cyclones are extremely rare events. However the country is affected
whenever cyclones form in the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea. The spiraling
clouds of the weather systems appear over the Maldives causing spells of rain.
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