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Maldives vs Turks & Caicos

Maldives and Turks & Caicos, 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.

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By the numbers

Maldives compared with Turks & Caicos
MaldivesMeasureTurks & Caicos
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
34Resorts in our catalog5
★ 4.7 (better)Average guest rating★ 4.4
$127–$1495/night ppNightly rates$333–$1227/night pp
4 of 34Adults-only resorts1 of 5
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureIn the hurricane belt
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–NovemberRainy seasonSeptember–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
January–MarchSweet spotDecember–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
Dhivehi (English widely spoken)LanguageEnglish
Rufiyaa; resorts run on USDCurrencyU.S. dollar (official)
230V, UK-style Type G/D plugsPower120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
Malé (MLE)Main airportProvidenciales (PLS)
Long-haul, usually one connectionFlight time~1.5–3.5h from the US East Coast

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 Maldives resorts
Maldives
Map of Turks & Caicos resorts
Turks & Caicos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives and Turks & Caicos
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maldives · high °F868788888786868686868686
Turks & Caicos · high °F818183848789909089878482
Maldives · rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0
Turks & Caicos · rain (in)1.91.41.01.52.52.02.02.53.53.53.02.5

Approximate climate normals for Malé atolls and Providenciales: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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