Experience Luxury Maldives with Elegant Resorts
Welcome to the Elegant Resorts Destination Guide, created to help make your choice of luxury holiday as easy as possible; here you will find more detailed, factual information about the destination you have selected.
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Facts
Flight Information
10 hours
and 30 minutes.
From London Heathrow
Sri Lankan Airlines from Heathrow; Emirates (via Dubai) from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow; Qatar Airways (via Doha) from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester.
Business Class Upgrades
Upgrades start from as little as £785 (Sri Lankan Airlines) per person, each way.
Climate
The weather is at its hottest and driest from December to April, with only the occasional shower. Between May and November (especially May and June), the south west monsoon brings wind, rain and high humidity.
Currency
Maldivian Rufiyaa
Capital
Malé
Temperature Guide
These figures show Maldives monthly average maximum temperatures and monthly average rainfall.
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Rain mm
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| January | 29 | 46 |
| February | 29 | 18 |
| March | 30 | 23 |
| April | 31 | 58 |
| May | 31 | 178 |
| June | 30 | 295 |
| July | 29 | 226 |
| August | 29 | 198 |
| September | 29 | 160 |
| October | 29 | 185 |
| November | 29 | 140 |
| December | 29 | 86 |