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Climate 

The climate is tropical, it is warm and humid, with two pronounced monsoon seasons. Daily temperature vary little throughout the year. The annual mean temperature is 28oC with a maximum average of 32oC and a minimum of 25oC. The relative humidity ranges between 73% to 85%.  

 
Duration of Sunshine by month,  1992 - 1996 
 
Month
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
5 yearly
average
 Total
2708.5
2825.9
2536.8
2824.1
2857.6
2752.6
January
232.9
223.2
266
245.1
251.5
243.7
February
292
287.7
253.4
233.2
268.8
267
March
308.7
282.6
256.7
301.1
288.7
287.6
April
275.2
278.9
256.8
251.8
227.4
258
May
193.3
209.2
138.5
203.5
262.9
201.5
June
178.4
218
188.6
185.8
159.7
186.1
July
131.8
195.4
232.1
229.8
171.8
192.2
August
204.4
282.8
199.1
220.2
258.7
233
September
212.9
216
196.3
242
211.1
215.7
October
271.4
269
166.6
231.7
230.8
233.9
November
196
158.4
173.9
244.3
239.6
202.4
December
211.5
204.7
208.8
245.6
286.6
231.4
(In Hours)
Source : Department of Meteorology, Maldives.
 
Rainfall by month,  1992 - 1996 
 
 
Month
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
5 yearly 
average
 
Total
1654.3
2396.9
2141.1
1407.0
1950.5
1910.0
 
January
26.1
23.6
70.9
32.3
158
62.2
 
February
0.4
0.4
1.2
65.4
47
22.9
 
March
6.5
36.1
99.7
10.8
51
40.8
 
April
117.2
88.7
78.2
73.9
324.2
136.4
 
May
188.1
453
306.4
240.7
172.8
272.2
 
June
179.7
138.1
120.8
69.9
258.5
153.4
 
July
310.9
358.6
84.4
162.7
173
217.9
 
August
174.8
145.8
167.8
171.9
154.1
162.9
 
September
151.7
322.3
213.3
126.4
250.4
212.8
 
October
80
196.9
587.6
271.4
135.1
254.2
 
November
308.4
428.9
353
107.7
161.3
271.9
 
December
110.5
204.5
57.8
73.9
65.1
102.4
(In millimetres)
Source : Department of Meteorology, Maldives.


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