Fuvahmulah weather in July

In July, Fuvahmulah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 129 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fuvahmulah's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fuvahmulah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Fuvahmulah reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Fuvahmulah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fuvahmulah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fuvahmulah gets around 129 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
554
654
755
856
956
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3147

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17624
27723
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57921
68020
78119
88119
98218
108218
118317
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:09
212.06:106:09
312.06:116:10
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512.06:116:10
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Fuvahmulah?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Fuvahmulah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fuvahmulah in July

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

In July, Fuvahmulah sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fuvahmulah in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (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
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July 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).