Editing Maldives (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Bathala (Maldives) 8.JPG|thumb|left|A beach of [[Bathala (island)|Bathala]] island]]

The Maldives has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] (Am) under the [[Köppen climate classification]], which is affected by the large landmass of South Asia to the north. Because the Maldives has the lowest elevation of any country in the world, the temperature is constantly hot and often humid. The presence of this landmass causes differential heating of land and water. These factors set off a rush of moisture-rich air from the Indian Ocean over South Asia, resulting in the southwest [[monsoon]]. Two seasons dominate the Maldives' weather: the dry season associated with the winter northeastern monsoon and the rainy season associated with the southwest monsoon which brings strong winds and storms.<ref name="Climate">{{Cite web |title=Climate |url=https://www.meteorology.gov.mv/climate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213020544/https://www.meteorology.gov.mv/climate |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=Maldives Meteorological Service}}</ref>

The shift from the dry northeast monsoon to the moist southwest monsoon occurs during April and May. During this period, the southwest winds contribute to the formation of the southwest monsoon, which reaches the Maldives at the beginning of June and lasts until the end of November. However, the weather patterns of the Maldives do not always conform to the monsoon patterns of South Asia. The annual rainfall averages {{convert|254|cm}} in the north and {{convert|381|cm}} in the south.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maldives |url=http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/maldives.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010151307/http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/maldives.htm |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=27 July 2011 |website=Atlapedia}}</ref><ref name="Climate" />

The monsoonal influence is greater in the north of the Maldives than in the south, more influenced by the [[Equatorial Counter Current|equatorial currents]].

The average high temperature is 31.5 degrees Celsius and the average low temperature is 26.4 degrees Celsius.<ref name="Climate" />

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{{Weather box|location = Malé (1981–2010)
|collapsed =
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|Jan high C = 30.3
|Feb high C = 30.7
|Mar high C = 31.4
|Apr high C = 31.6
|May high C = 31.2
|Jun high C = 30.6
|Jul high C = 30.5
|Aug high C = 30.4
|Sep high C = 30.2
|Oct high C = 30.2
|Nov high C = 30.1
|Dec high C = 30.1
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 28.0
|Feb mean C = 28.3
|Mar mean C = 28.9
|Apr mean C = 29.2
|May mean C = 28.8
|Jun mean C = 28.3
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 28.0
|Sep mean C = 27.8
|Oct mean C = 27.8
|Nov mean C = 27.7
|Dec mean C = 27.8
|year mean C = 28.2
|Jan low C = 25.7
|Feb low C = 25.9
|Mar low C = 26.4
|Apr low C = 26.8
|May low C = 26.3
|Jun low C = 26.0
|Jul low C = 25.8
|Aug low C = 25.5
|Sep low C = 25.3
|Oct low C = 25.4
|Nov low C = 25.2
|Dec low C = 25.4
|year low C = 25.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 114.2
|Feb rain mm = 38.1
|Mar rain mm = 73.9
|Apr rain mm = 122.5
|May rain mm = 218.9
|Jun rain mm = 167.3
|Jul rain mm = 149.9
|Aug rain mm = 175.5
|Sep rain mm = 199.0
|Oct rain mm = 194.2
|Nov rain mm = 231.1
|Dec rain mm = 216.8
|year rain mm = 1901.4
|Jan humidity = 78.0
|Feb humidity = 77.0
|Mar humidity = 76.9
|Apr humidity = 78.1
|May humidity = 80.8
|Jun humidity = 80.7
|Jul humidity = 79.1
|Aug humidity = 80.5
|Sep humidity = 81.0
|Oct humidity = 81.7
|Nov humidity = 82.2
|Dec humidity = 80.9
|year humidity = 79.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6
|Feb precipitation days = 3
|Mar precipitation days = 5
|Apr precipitation days = 9
|May precipitation days = 15
|Jun precipitation days = 13
|Jul precipitation days = 12
|Aug precipitation days = 13
|Sep precipitation days = 15
|Oct precipitation days = 15
|Nov precipitation days = 13
|Dec precipitation days = 12
|year precipitation days = 131
|Jan sun = 248.4
|Feb sun = 257.8
|Mar sun = 279.6
|Apr sun = 246.8
|May sun = 223.2
|Jun sun = 202.3
|Jul sun = 226.6
|Aug sun = 211.5
|Sep sun = 200.4
|Oct sun = 234.8
|Nov sun = 226.1
|Dec sun = 220.7
|year sun = 2778.2
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name="WMO">{{Cite web |title=World Weather Information Service – Malé |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=228 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226044058/http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=228 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=17 March 2016 |publisher=WMO}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA|NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malé Climate 1961–90 |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/MV/43555.TXT |url-status=live |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171010150911/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/MV/43555.TXT |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=17 March 2016 |publisher=[[NOAA]]}}</ref>
}}