Maldives
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Maldives
Official name: | Republic of Maldives |
Capital: | Male |
Area: | total: 300 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 300 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) |
Location: | Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India |
Geographic coordinates: | 3 15 N, 73 00 E |
Comparative Area: | about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 644 km |
Terrain: | flat, with white sandy beaches |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m |
Map of Maldives