Fiji vs Maldives Outer Atolls

Wooden bungalow with thatched-roof structures nestled in tropical vegetation overlooking calm blue ocean waters.

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Maldives Outer Atolls23 resorts · ★ 4.8 average

Fiji and Maldives Outer 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

Fiji compared with Maldives Outer Atolls
Fiji	Measure	Maldives Outer Atolls
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	23 (better)
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.8 (better)
$109–$1327/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$133–$2056/night pp
6 of 13	Adults-only resorts	2 of 23
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April, wettest January–March	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November, and the manta season
May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays	Sweet spot	January–March
May–October dry season; Nov–April is wet/cyclone season	Season	January–March driest; May–November is the wetter monsoon and the manta season

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

Fiji

Maldives Outer Atolls

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Fiji and Maldives Outer Atolls
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Fiji · high °F	88	88	87	85	83	81	80	80	82	84	86	87
Maldives Outer Atolls · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Fiji · rain (in)	11.9	11.3	12.9	7.1	3.9	2.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	4.2	5.5	7.5
Maldives Outer 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 Nadi / Denarau and Malé (the atolls share one climate; the far south is less seasonal): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.