WEATHER

The Maldives has a tropical climate with warm temperatures year round and a great deal of sunshine. During a 24-year period between 1967 - 1990, the hottest month on average was April, with a maximum monthly mean temperature of 31.5 Degree Celsius and a minimum of 26 Degree Celsius. The coolest month was December, with a maximum monthly mean temperature of 29.8 Degree Celsius and a minimum of 25.3 Degree Celsius.
There is considerable variation in climate between the northern and southern Atolls in the Maldives. In the south the rainfall is greater but so are the number if rainy days. Shower are not as heavy as in the North. There are greater extremes of temperature in the North also, as the seasons are more evident further away from the equator.