Destination
Maldives
Asia · Male
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Air⌀ 28 °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
Sea⌀ 30 °C
28
29
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
Rainfall⌀ 159 mm
66
36
68
106
244
99
174
140
204
216
282
278
Wind⌀ 7 м/с
7
7
5
5
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
Daylight⌀ 12 h
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Tourism: 1.7M international tourists a year▲ +41% over 5 yearsvery high
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficleft-hand
Local norms
DressRelaxed on resort islands; modest dress on local islands (a Muslim country).Moderate
AlcoholOnly on resort islands; banned on inhabited local islands.Very limited
Health
Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariano risk
Tap waterbottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Onlinewidely online85%
Mobile datamoderate$2.2/GB
eSIM: Supported
Prices
Food
Healthy dietMVR 42.6/day
Fuel
GasolineMVR 16/L
DieselMVR 17.5/L
About the country
- Capital
- Male
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 515,696
- Area
- 300 km²
- Currency
- Rufiyaa · MVR
- Time zone
- 19:00UTC+5
- Sockets
- ACDGJKL
- Emergency
- 119police102ambulance999fire
- Calling code
- +960
- Languages
- Divehi, English
230 V · 50 Hz