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Greece vs Malé Atolls

Greece 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.

Greece guide · Malé Atolls guide · How we score

By the numbers

GreeceMalé Atolls
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog75
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.7
Nightly rates$300–$800+/night$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts2 of 70 of 5
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonNovember–FebruaryMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
Sweet spotLate May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)January–March

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Greece resorts
Greece
Map of Malé Atolls resorts
Malé Atolls

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Greece — high °F606164697683858581746862
Malé Atolls — high °F868788888786868686868686
Greece — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0
Malé Atolls — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0

Approximate climate normals for Crete and Malé — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Greece

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Olivia — Halkidiki, Greece · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Ikos Aria — Kos, Greece · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Ikos Resorts · Grecotel · TUI BLUE

Full Greece guide

Best of Malé Atolls

  1. 1.Club Med Kani — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Gili Lankanfushi — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort — South Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Club Med · Gili Lankanfushi · Anantara

Full Malé Atolls guide

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