Maldives vs Turkey

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

Aerial view of Concorde De Luxe Resort's distinctive white building with curved wings overlooking multiple pools, beach, and turquoise Mediterranean Sea with boats.

Maldives and Turkey, 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.

Maldives guide · Turkey guide · How we score

By the numbers

Maldives compared with Turkey
Maldives	Measure	Turkey
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
34	Resorts in our catalog	17
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$127–$1495/night pp	Nightly rates	$1–$421/night pp
4 of 34	Adults-only resorts	0 of 17
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November	Rainy season	November–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips)
January–March	Sweet spot	May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F
Dhivehi (English widely spoken)	Language	Turkish (English common in resorts)
Rufiyaa; resorts run on USD	Currency	Turkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts
230V, UK-style Type G/D plugs	Power	230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
Malé (MLE)	Main airport	Antalya (AYT)
Long-haul, usually one connection	Flight time	~11–13h from the US East Coast (one stop)

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

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives and Turkey
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Turkey · high °F	59	60	64	70	78	86	93	93	87	79	69	61
Maldives · 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
Turkey · rain (in)	9.2	6.3	3.8	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.6	7.1	10.2