Gaafu Alifu Atoll Temperature by Month
Gaafu Alifu Atoll in Gaafu Atoll, Maldives enjoys a stable climate, with daytime temperatures staying close to 29°C (84°F) throughout the year. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Gaafu Alifu Atoll Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Gaafu Alifu Atoll remains fairly constant, offering comfortable temperatures throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures reach a very warm 30°C (86°F) in April, dropping to a comfortable 29°C (84°F) in December. Nighttime lows stay between 27°C (81°F) and 26°C (79°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Gaafu Alifu Atoll by month:
Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Gaafu Alifu Atoll vs the Maldives
The map below shows the annual temperature across the Maldives. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Gaafu Alifu Atoll vs World: Temperature Compared
Gaafu Alifu Atoll's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Gaafu Alifu Atoll's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Gaafu Alifu Atoll climate page.
