How warm is it in Malé in January?

Daytime highs averaged 27.8 °C, night-time lows 27.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.9 °C (11 Jan 2024), the lowest 25.4 °C (23 Jan 2025).

How often does it rain in Malé in January?

On average there were 12.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 83.3 mm of precipitation in total.

🇲🇻 Weather in Malé in January

This is what the weather in Malé (Maldives) was like in January in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

27.8 °C

27.3 °C – 28.4 °C

Avg. night-time low

27.1 °C

26.6 °C – 27.7 °C

Avg. rain days in period

12.0

39 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

83.3 mm

5.8 mm – 247 mm

Avg. cloud cover

55 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 28.9 °C (11 Jan 2024) · Lowest temperature 25.4 °C (23 Jan 2025) · Avg. daily peak wind 21 km/h

Weather mix of all days

71Sunny
98Partly cloudy
21Cloudy
68Light rain
52Rain

Summary

On average 27.8 °C during the day and 27.1 °C at night.
On average 12.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 83.3 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 28.4 °C), coolest: 2017 (avg. 27.3 °C).
Wettest year: 2025 (247 mm), driest: 2026 (5.8 mm).
Extremes: 28.9 °C on 11 Jan 2024 and 25.4 °C on 23 Jan 2025.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2026
Avg. max27.5°Avg. min26.9°
Rain days
1 Rain days
Precipitation
5.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
33 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.2 °C · Min 26.3 °C
2025
Avg. max27.9°Avg. min26.8°
Rain days
29 Rain days
Precipitation
247 mm
Avg. cloud cover
83 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.5 °C · Min 25.4 °C
2024
Avg. max28.4°Avg. min27.6°
Rain days
14 Rain days
Precipitation
141 mm
Avg. cloud cover
50 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.9 °C · Min 26.9 °C
2023
Avg. max27.7°Avg. min27.0°
Rain days
13 Rain days
Precipitation
64.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
60 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.7 °C · Min 25.5 °C
2022
Avg. max28.1°Avg. min27.5°
Rain days
6 Rain days
Precipitation
41.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
51 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.8 °C · Min 26.8 °C
2021
Avg. max28.0°Avg. min27.2°
Rain days
20 Rain days
Precipitation
166 mm
Avg. cloud cover
66 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.8 °C · Min 25.9 °C
2020
Avg. max28.3°Avg. min27.7°
Rain days
8 Rain days
Precipitation
28.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
53 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.8 °C · Min 27.1 °C
2019
Avg. max27.6°Avg. min27.0°
Rain days
7 Rain days
Precipitation
20.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
41 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.3 °C · Min 25.7 °C
2018
Avg. max27.6°Avg. min27.0°
Rain days
12 Rain days
Precipitation
52.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
59 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.1 °C · Min 26.3 °C
2017
Avg. max27.3°Avg. min26.6°
Rain days
10 Rain days
Precipitation
67.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
55 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 27.9 °C · Min 25.7 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Malé in January?: Daytime highs averaged 27.8 °C, night-time lows 27.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.9 °C (11 Jan 2024), the lowest 25.4 °C (23 Jan 2025).
How often does it rain in Malé in January?: On average there were 12.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 83.3 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data: Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature: MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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