Malé climate — normals and trends
Malé (Maldives) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,888 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Malé averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 226 rainy days per year.
Malé has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 16 May 1998) and the coldest 23.4 °C (on 10 October 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MaléKaafu Atoll
- coords
- 4.18°, 73.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
26.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,888mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
226 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.6 °C
16 May 1998
Coldest day
23.4 °C
10 October 1950
Wettest day
178 mm
19 February 1964
Windiest day
54.5 km/h
6 September 2020
Strongest gust
79.9 km/h
14 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
15 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
24.0 °C
11 November 1985
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 611 mm | +514 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 206 mm | +144 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 116 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 153 mm | -92 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -111 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 70 mm | -111 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -159 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 251 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 200 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 210 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malé?
Malé has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,888 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malé?
The hottest day measured in Malé between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1998, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malé?
The coldest day measured in Malé between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1950, at 23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Malé?
Almost never: Malé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malé warmed?
Yes: Malé warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malé?
The wettest day measured in Malé between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1964, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malé?
The windiest day measured in Malé between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2020, with winds reaching 54.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malé?
The warmest month in Malé is April (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Malé?
Malé receives on average 1,888 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 226 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malé?
Malé gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malé?
Yes: Malé has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malé?
In Malé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 15 April 2016, and the lowest was 24.0 °C on 11 November 1985.
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