Malaysia vs Maldives Outer Atolls

Workers unload cardboard boxes and supplies from an open truck bed at Club Med Borneo.

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

Malaysia 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

Malaysia compared with Maldives Outer Atolls
Malaysia	Measure	Maldives Outer Atolls
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
1	Resorts in our catalog	23 (better)
–	Average guest rating	★ 4.8
–	Nightly rates	$133–$2056/night pp
0 of 1	Adults-only resorts	2 of 23
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
April–October, wettest September–October	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November, and the manta season
December–March	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

Malaysia

Maldives Outer Atolls

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Malaysia and Maldives Outer Atolls
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Malaysia · high °F	90	91	91	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	88
Maldives Outer Atolls · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Malaysia · rain (in)	1.4	2.0	4.1	7.4	9.1	7.0	7.8	8.5	12.8	13.5	9.2	3.5
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 Langkawi 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.