Fuvahmulah in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Fuvahmulah sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 416 mm of rain over about 50 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Fuvahmulah's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Fuvahmulah has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Fuvahmulah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
27°C
Rainfall
416 mm
50 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
4.8
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Fuvahmulah in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical fall day in Fuvahmulah reaches about 29°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Fuvahmulah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 76 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
76
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fuvahmulah weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°13615.1125.6
Feb28° / 27°6610.1126.0
Mar28° / 27°8112.7125.5
Apr29° / 27°15417.9124.6
May29° / 27°18119.6124.4
Jun28° / 27°9514.3125.0
Jul28° / 26°12916.5125.0
Aug28° / 26°11315.8125.3
Sep28° / 26°15417.4125.0
Oct28° / 26°20320.9124.7
Nov28° / 26°20921.1124.7
Dec27° / 26°18420.7124.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Fuvahmulah gets around 416 mm of rain over 50 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 15 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Fuvahmulah?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Fuvahmulah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fuvahmulah in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Fuvahmulah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 50 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fuvahmulah in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 30°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Fuvahmulah in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fuvahmulah peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Fuvahmulah?

Fuvahmulah sits at 0.3°S, 73.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Maldives. The nearest listed city is Male, 498 km away.

Male

Topography around Fuvahmulah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fuvahmulah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fuvahmulah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m.

The land around Fuvahmulah is covered by water (85%) within 3 km, water (99%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
13 m
80 km
13 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Male 498 km · Kulhudhuffushi 771 km · Galle 1,032 km · Unawatuna 1,033 km · Ambalangoda 1,034 km · Bentota 1,045 km · Weligama 1,045 km · Mirissa 1,045 km

Maldives travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / J / K / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,615
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
1.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fuvahmulah (-0.2988°, 73.424°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.