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🇲🇻 Weather in Malé in October

This is what the weather in Malé (Maldives) was like in October in 2016–2025.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Rain

Avg. daytime high

28.2 °C

27.8 °C – 28.7 °C

Avg. night-time low

27.5 °C

26.9 °C – 28.1 °C

Avg. rain days in period

22.4

72 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

187 mm

68.8 mm – 285 mm

Avg. cloud cover

74 %

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 29.4 °C (28 Oct 2024) · Lowest temperature 25.6 °C (23 Oct 2016) · Avg. daily peak wind 22 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 22Sunny
  • 41Partly cloudy
  • 23Cloudy
  • 95Light rain
  • 129Rain

Summary

  • On average 28.2 °C during the day and 27.5 °C at night.
  • On average 22.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 187 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Rain.
  • Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 28.7 °C), coolest: 2016 (avg. 27.8 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2019 (285 mm), driest: 2017 (68.8 mm).
  • Extremes: 29.4 °C on 28 Oct 2024 and 25.6 °C on 23 Oct 2016.

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

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2025

    Rain
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min27.8°
    Rain days
    15 Rain days
    Precipitation
    225 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    75 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 27.2 °C

  • 2024

    Rain
    Avg. max28.7°Avg. min28.1°
    Rain days
    18 Rain days
    Precipitation
    205 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    65 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.4 °C · Min 27.1 °C

  • 2023

    Rain
    Avg. max28.2°Avg. min27.4°
    Rain days
    27 Rain days
    Precipitation
    224 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    85 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 26.3 °C

  • 2022

    Light rain
    Avg. max27.9°Avg. min27.2°
    Rain days
    23 Rain days
    Precipitation
    155 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    79 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.6 °C · Min 26.1 °C

  • 2021

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.4°Avg. min27.8°
    Rain days
    20 Rain days
    Precipitation
    77.1 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    70 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 26.8 °C

  • 2020

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.4°Avg. min27.9°
    Rain days
    30 Rain days
    Precipitation
    179 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    78 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.9 °C · Min 27.2 °C

  • 2019

    Rain
    Avg. max27.9°Avg. min26.9°
    Rain days
    31 Rain days
    Precipitation
    285 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    89 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.6 °C · Min 25.9 °C

  • 2018

    Rain
    Avg. max28.0°Avg. min27.3°
    Rain days
    23 Rain days
    Precipitation
    274 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    73 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.7 °C · Min 26.5 °C

  • 2017

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min27.9°
    Rain days
    15 Rain days
    Precipitation
    68.8 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    56 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 27.3 °C

  • 2016

    Rain
    Avg. max27.8°Avg. min27.1°
    Rain days
    22 Rain days
    Precipitation
    175 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    73 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.4 °C · Min 25.6 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Malé in October?
Daytime highs averaged 28.2 °C, night-time lows 27.5 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.4 °C (28 Oct 2024), the lowest 25.6 °C (23 Oct 2016).
How often does it rain in Malé in October?
On average there were 22.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 187 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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