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Maldives, month by month

Where in the Maldives is at its best each month, and where to skip. Each verdict comes from the place's stated best season and the closures, weather warnings and festivals Tourisma has for it: in the middle of the season is a great month, its first or last month a good one; a weather warning (monsoon seas, smoke) moves a month down, a closure (a park shut, the boats stopped) moves it down to mixed at most, and a shut place is better avoided.

Maldives in January

Plan January

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Can fall this month

  • Christmas and New Year peak

Maldives in February

Plan February

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Can fall this month

  • Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (Kuda Eid) (dates shift yearly)

Maldives in March

Plan March

At their best

Good, at the edge of the season

Can fall this month

  • Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (Kuda Eid) (dates shift yearly)

Maldives in April

Plan April

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Good, at the edge of the season

Maldives in May

Plan May

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Mixed: Hulhumale, Male.

Better avoided

  • Ari Atoll Resorts · South-West Monsoon: Seaplanes Held in Storms
  • Baa Atoll Resorts · South-West Monsoon: Seaplanes Held in Storms; Hanifaru Bay Out of Season
  • Dhigurah · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Fulidhoo · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Gulhi · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Lhaviyani Atoll Resorts · South-West Monsoon: Seaplanes Held in Storms
  • Maafushi · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • North Male Atoll Resorts · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Raa Atoll Resorts · South-West Monsoon: Seaplanes Held in Storms
  • Rasdhoo · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • South Male Atoll Resorts · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Thoddoo · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Thulusdhoo · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled
  • Ukulhas · South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled

Can fall this month

  • Eid al-Adha (Bodu Eid) (dates shift yearly)

Maldives in June

Plan June

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Mixed: Hulhumale, Male.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay

Maldives in July

Plan July

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Mixed: Baa Atoll Resorts, Hulhumale, Male.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Independence Day
  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay

Maldives in August

Plan August

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Hulhumale, Male.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay
  • Whale shark peak in South Ari

Maldives in September

Plan September

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Good, at the edge of the season

Mixed: Hulhumale, Male.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay
  • Whale shark peak in South Ari

Maldives in October

Plan October

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Mixed: Baa Atoll Resorts, Hulhumale, Male.

Better avoided

Can fall this month

  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay
  • Whale shark peak in South Ari

Maldives in November

Plan November

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Mixed: Ari Atoll Resorts, Baa Atoll Resorts, Dhigurah, Fulidhoo, Gulhi, Hulhumale, Lhaviyani Atoll Resorts, Maafushi, Male, North Male Atoll Resorts, Raa Atoll Resorts, Rasdhoo, South Male Atoll Resorts, Thoddoo, Thulusdhoo, Ukulhas.

Can fall this month

  • Manta season at Hanifaru Bay
  • Whale shark peak in South Ari

Maldives in December

Plan December

At their best

No place is in the middle of its season this month.

Good, at the edge of the season

Can fall this month

  • Christmas and New Year peak
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