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Best time to visit Male

February is the best time to visit Male for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 67/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud March 45 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 38 mm
Warmth April 29 °C
Cooler weather December 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 67 28 °C 6 89
2 March 65 28 °C 8 83
3 January 62 27 °C 10 82
4 August 52 28 °C 16 70
5 December 52 27 °C 19 72
6 April 52 29 °C 17 66
7 November 51 27 °C 20 71
8 July 50 28 °C 17 70
9 September 49 28 °C 19 71
10 June 48 28 °C 17 69
11 October 48 28 °C 21 71
12 May 43 28 °C 24 67

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 27 °C 55 % 82
February 28 °C 28 °C 49 % 89
March 29 °C 28 °C 45 % 83
April 30 °C 29 °C 56 % 66
May 30 °C 28 °C 76 % 67
June 29 °C 28 °C 80 % 69
July 29 °C 28 °C 82 % 70
August 29 °C 28 °C 79 % 70
September 29 °C 28 °C 76 % 71
October 29 °C 28 °C 71 % 71
November 29 °C 27 °C 69 % 71
December 28 °C 27 °C 65 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.3 °C 81 mm 55 %
February 27.6 °C 38 mm 49 %
March 28.2 °C 46 mm 45 %
April 28.6 °C 114 mm 56 %
May 28.5 °C 227 mm 76 %
June 28.3 °C 125 mm 80 %
July 28.0 °C 142 mm 82 %
August 27.8 °C 145 mm 79 %
September 27.7 °C 176 mm 76 %
October 27.6 °C 195 mm 71 %
November 27.4 °C 219 mm 69 %
December 27.3 °C 206 mm 65 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.