Weather
The Maldives have a tropical climate with warm temperatures year round and a great deal of sunshine. During a 24-year period between 1967 – 1990, the hottest month on average was April, with a maximum monthly mean temperature of 31.5° C and a minimum of 26.5° C. The coolest month was December, with a maximum monthly mean temperature of 29.8° C and a minimum of 25.3° C. There is considerable variation in climate between the northern and southern atolls in the Maldives. In the south the rainfall is greater but so are the number of rain days. Showers are not as heavy as in the north. There are greater extremes of temperature in the north also, as the seasons are more evident further away from the equator.
Monsoons seasons are: December – April, NE Monsoon. April, Transition period. May-November, SW Monsoon. November, Transition period.