Balearic Islands vs Malé Atolls

Beige resort buildings with arched balconies overlook a palm-lined beach and turquoise Mediterranean water under clear sky.

Balearic Islands13 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Overwater villa at Anantara Veli Maldives with private pool, wooden deck, lounge chairs, and ocean view under clear sky.

Balearic Islands and Malé Atolls, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Balearic Islands compared with Malé Atolls
Balearic Islands	Measure	Malé Atolls
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	12
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$64–$347/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$127–$856/night pp
4 of 13	Adults-only resorts	2 of 12
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
September–November brings the odd storm; many resorts close from November to March	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	January–March
Family summer weeks, short flights from Europe, mountains and coves in one trip	Best for	First Maldives trips, shorter stays, red-eye arrivals
May–October; June and September are the sweet spots	Season	January–March driest; May–November is the wetter monsoon

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Balearic Islands

Malé Atolls

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Balearic Islands and Malé Atolls
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Balearic Islands · high °F	60	61	64	68	74	81	87	87	81	74	66	61
Malé Atolls · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Balearic Islands · rain (in)	1.7	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.2	2.0
Malé Atolls · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0

Approximate climate normals for Palma de Mallorca and Malé: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.