Malé vs Trincomalee: which is better, month by month

Trincomalee beats Malé in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (80 vs 67) — while Malé wins October to December; they are within 3 points in January, February and April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Malé

🇲🇻 Maldives · tropical climate

Best month: February 88/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Trincomalee

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month: March 90/100
Months won: 6 of 12

Malé vs Trincomalee — all 12 months

Month	Malé	Trincomalee	Winner	Gap
January	80Asweltering, rainy, muggy air	77Bhot, rainy, muggy air	Tie	3
February	88Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air	87Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Tie	1
March	85Asweltering, rainy, muggy air	90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Trincomalee	5
April	83Asweltering, rainy, clean air	86Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
May	67Csweltering, soaked, clean air	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Trincomalee	13
June	84Asweltering, rainy, clean air	89Asweltering, dry, clean air	Trincomalee	5
July	79Bsweltering, rainy, clean air	87Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Trincomalee	8
August	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	84Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Trincomalee	4
September	78Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	85Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Trincomalee	7
October	75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	71Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Malé	4
November	69Csweltering, soaked, clean air	59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	Malé	10
December	75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	68Chot, soaked, clean air	Malé	7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (67 vs 80). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.