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Maldives weather in January

Is it warm? Yes. January in Maldives is warm: afternoons average 28°C and nights 26°C. Most days (80%) peak between 27°C and 29°C.

Warm · average high

28°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low26°overnight
  • Sea28°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days792 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy57% cloud · 19% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 27° and 29°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2016, averaged 28°C; the coolest, 2011, 27°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 27.1°C, 2012: 27.2°C, 2013: 27.8°C, 2014: 27.5°C, 2015: 27.6°C, 2016: 28.3°C, 2017: 27.4°C, 2018: 27.4°C, 2019: 27.8°C, 2020: 28.2°C, 2021: 28.1°C, 2022: 28.2°C, 2023: 27.7°C, 2024: 28.3°C, 2025: 27.6°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 7 days (92 mm in a typical month).

  • Maldives28°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Maldives all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Maldives is about 11h 30m.

  • Hot in Jan

    30°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

  • Hot in Jan

    31°C average high

    avg high · 25° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Mombasa

    Kenya

    Sea
    28°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 9h 45m

  • Hot in Jan

    31°C average high

    avg high · 26° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Zanzibar

    Tanzania

    Sea
    29°
    Rain
    6 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 10h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology