Kaafu Atoll · Maldives
Malé in December
In December, Malé averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 25 °C, with about 181 mm of rain over the month. Malé has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 25 °C
- Rain in the month
- 181 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 109
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Malé
December is tied for the coolest month in Malé by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 25 °C to 27 °C. By day, December is about the same as November, and January is about the same as December.
December brings 181 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 165 mm (1981 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 26 °C | 104 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 26 °C | 50 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 26 °C | 61 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 27 °C | 126 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 27 °C | 224 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 26 °C | 170 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 26 °C | 203 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 26 °C | 194 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 26 °C | 206 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 26 °C | 244 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 25 °C | 218 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 25 °C | 181 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Malé?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 181 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Malé meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Malé
This guide lists 109 places to stay in Malé: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 108 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 17; 1–3 km, 4; 3–10 km, 50; 10 km or more, 38.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.