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