The sharks do not take a monsoon holiday. Your stomach on a speedboat might.
November–April
Best visibility, calmer seas, peak Indian travel. Book Dhigurah and South Ari resorts ahead for Christmas and New Year.
May–October
More rain, still whale sharks, often better rates. Baa’s manta peak overlaps parts of this window if you are combining atolls.
Seaplane days
Remote resorts still only fly in daylight. A wet-season delay can strand you in Malé overnight — budget the guesthouse, not the airport hotel.
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