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Italy vs Maldives Outer Atolls
Italy 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
| Italy | Measure | Maldives Outer Atolls |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 12 | Resorts in our catalog | 23 (better) |
| ★ 4.5 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.8 (better) |
| $79–$518/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $133–$2056/night pp |
| 0 of 12 | Adults-only resorts | 2 of 23 |
| No hurricane season | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season |
| October–December | Rainy season | May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November, and the manta season |
| June and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordingly | Sweet spot | January–March |
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
Italy
Maldives Outer Atolls
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy · high °F | 59 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Maldives Outer Atolls · high °F | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Italy · rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 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 Sicily 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.
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