Kaafu Atoll · Maldives
Malé in October
In October, Malé averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 244 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
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 244 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 109
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Malé
October 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, October is about the same as September, and November is about the same as October.
October brings 244 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 165 mm (1981 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 12 h, 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 October a good time to visit Malé?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 244 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.