Kulhudhuffushi weather in August

In August, Kulhudhuffushi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 136 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kulhudhuffushi's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulhudhuffushi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kulhudhuffushi is island in Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Kulhudhuffushi 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Kulhudhuffushi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Kulhudhuffushi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°376.511.77.1
Feb28° / 27°26511.87.3
Mar28° / 27°305.2126.7
Apr29° / 27°701312.15.2
May29° / 27°2032312.33.9
Jun28° / 27°16421.612.43.9
Jul28° / 26°14919.112.34.6
Aug28° / 26°13617.112.25.0
Sep28° / 26°17118.6124.9
Oct28° / 26°17919.711.94.9
Nov28° / 26°16017.711.75.1
Dec28° / 26°13313.711.65.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kulhudhuffushi gets around 136 mm of rain over 17.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kulhudhuffushi

In seasonPeak

None of Kulhudhuffushi's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kulhudhuffushi sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone
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Is August a good time to visit Kulhudhuffushi?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kulhudhuffushi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kulhudhuffushi in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kulhudhuffushi in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — 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 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kulhudhuffushi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Kulhudhuffushi peaks around September 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 16UV 13Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kulhudhuffushi in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kulhudhuffushi is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1219 µg/m³Oct 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kulhudhuffushi?

Kulhudhuffushi sits at 6.6°N, 73.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Maldives. The nearest listed city is Male, 276 km away.

Male

Topography around Kulhudhuffushi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulhudhuffushi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m.

The land around Kulhudhuffushi is covered by water (93%) within 3 km, water (98%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Male 276 km · Alappuzha 480 km · Kochi 509 km · Thaikattussery 551 km · Irimbiliyam 577 km · Munnar 584 km · Madurai 666 km · Mysore 743 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 Kulhudhuffushi (6.6221°, 73.07°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).