Malé Atolls vs Mozambique

Malé Atolls and Mozambique, 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.

Malé Atolls guide · Mozambique guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Malé Atolls	Mozambique
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	5	1
Average guest rating	★ 4.7	★ 4.7
Nightly rates	$500–$800+/night	$800+
Adults-only resorts	0 of 5	0 of 1
Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November	December–March
Sweet spot	January–March	May–October

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

On the map

Malé Atolls

Mozambique

Weather, month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Malé Atolls — high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Mozambique — high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
Malé 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
Mozambique — rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5

Approximate climate normals for Malé and Bazaruto / Vilanculos coast — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Malé Atolls

Chains here: Club Med · Gili Lankanfushi · Anantara

Full Malé Atolls guide

Best of Mozambique

1.Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort — Bazaruto, Mozambique · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Anantara

Full Mozambique guide

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