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Italy vs Malé Atolls

Italy 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.

Italy guide · Malé Atolls guide · How we score

By the numbers

ItalyMalé Atolls
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog15
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 4.7
Nightly rates$500–$800/night$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 10 of 5
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonOctober–DecemberMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordinglyJanuary–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 Italy resorts
Italy
Map of Malé Atolls resorts
Malé Atolls

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Italy — high °F596063687583888882746660
Malé Atolls — high °F868788888786868686868686
Italy — rain (in)2.82.41.91.70.90.40.20.51.63.93.73.3
Malé Atolls — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0

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

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Italy

  1. 1.Club Med Cefalù — Cefalù, Sicily, Italy · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Club Med

Full Italy 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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