Fuvahmulah weather in May

In May, Fuvahmulah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 181 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fuvahmulah's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fuvahmulah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 181 mm; 19.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:03 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 8th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

How May really feels in Fuvahmulah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Fuvahmulah weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	136	15.1	12	5.6
Feb	28° / 27°	66	10.1	12	6.0
Mar	28° / 27°	81	12.7	12	5.5
Apr	29° / 27°	154	17.9	12	4.6
May	29° / 27°	181	19.6	12	4.4
Jun	28° / 27°	95	14.3	12	5.0
Jul	28° / 26°	129	16.5	12	5.0
Aug	28° / 26°	113	15.8	12	5.3
Sep	28° / 26°	154	17.4	12	5.0
Oct	28° / 26°	203	20.9	12	4.7
Nov	28° / 26°	209	21.1	12	4.7
Dec	27° / 26°	184	20.7	12	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	38	38	37	36	36	36	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	62	62	63	64	64	64	66	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	68	68	67	68	68	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fuvahmulah gets around 181 mm of rain over 19.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	66	64	63	61	60	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	66
14	64
15	63
16	61
17	60
18	58
19	57
20	56
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	51
30	51
31	50

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	24	25	27	29	31	34	36	38	40	41	43	45	46	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	56
Miserable (%)	79	79	79	79	79	78	77	76	75	73	71	69	66	64	62	60	59	57	55	54	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	44

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
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31	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:04	6:03
2	12.0	6:04	6:03
3	12.0	6:04	6:03
4	12.0	6:03	6:03
5	12.0	6:03	6:03
6	12.0	6:03	6:03
7	12.0	6:03	6:03
8	12.0	6:03	6:02
9	12.0	6:03	6:02
10	12.0	6:03	6:02
11	12.0	6:03	6:02
12	12.0	6:03	6:02
13	12.0	6:03	6:02
14	12.0	6:03	6:02
15	12.0	6:03	6:02
16	12.0	6:03	6:02
17	12.0	6:03	6:02
18	12.0	6:03	6:02
19	12.0	6:03	6:02
20	12.0	6:03	6:02
21	12.0	6:03	6:02
22	12.0	6:03	6:02
23	12.0	6:03	6:02
24	12.0	6:03	6:02
25	12.0	6:03	6:03
26	12.0	6:04	6:03
27	12.0	6:04	6:03
28	12.0	6:04	6:03
29	12.0	6:04	6:03
30	12.0	6:04	6:03
31	12.0	6:04	6:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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 — May's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
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27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Fuvahmulah?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Fuvahmulah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fuvahmulah in May

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

In May, Fuvahmulah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Fuvahmulah in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Fuvahmulah in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	13	11	11	13	14	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

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.

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

water 85%

16 km

13 m

water 99%

80 km

13 m

water 100%

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← April Fuvahmulah year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	66
14	64
15	63
16	61
17	60
18	58
19	57
20	56
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	51
30	51
31	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	66
14	64
15	63
16	61
17	60
18	58
19	57
20	56
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	51
30	51
31	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	66
14	64
15	63
16	61
17	60
18	58
19	57
20	56
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	51
30	51
31	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	31	69
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	56	44