# Velavaru Island, Baa Atoll – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Island · Baa Atoll 

# Velavaru

Velavaru is an island of Maldives in Baa Atoll.

## Where is Velavaru?

Velavaru lies in [Baa Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/baa/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Velavaru is about 132 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 20 km from Eydhafushi, the main town of Baa Atoll. The centre point is at 5.2067° N, 72.9212° E.

Source: [Government of the republic of Maldives via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mdv).

## Weather in Velavaru and the best time to visit

In Velavaru, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,602 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (208 mm) and the driest Feb (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 47 

Feb 27 29 

Mar 28 42 

Apr 29 84 

May 29 186 

Jun 28 166 

Jul 28 168 

Aug 28 172 

Sep 28 165 

Oct 28 173 

Nov 27 208 

Dec 27 162 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Velavaru

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Baa Atoll Hospital · Eydhafushi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10437&mlon=73.06800#map=17/5.10437/73.06800) 

Bank Bank of Maldives · Eydhafushi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10454&mlon=73.07129#map=17/5.10454/73.07129) 

ATM Bank of Maldives · Dharavandhoo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15571&mlon=73.13464#map=17/5.15571/73.13464) 

Petrol pump White Wall Fuel · Eydhafushi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10310&mlon=73.07357#map=17/5.10310/73.07357) 

Hotel Vakkaru Maldives · Vakkaru 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.13343&mlon=72.91040#map=17/5.13343/72.91040) 

School Baa Atoll Education Centre · Eydhafushi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10394&mlon=73.07027#map=17/5.10394/73.07027) 

Police station Eydhafushi Police Station · Eydhafushi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.10253&mlon=73.07300#map=17/5.10253/73.07300) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other islands in Baa Atoll

- Ahivaffushi
- Aidhoo
- An'gaafaru
- Anhenunfushi
- Bathalaa
- Bathalaahuraa
- Boadhaafushifinolhu
- Bodufinolhu
- Boifushi
- Dhakandhoo
- Dhandhoo
- Dharavandhoo
- Dhashufaruhuraa
- Dhigudhefaru
- Dhigufaruvinagan'du
- Dhonfanu
- Dhoogan'dufinolhu
- Dhunikolhu
- En'boodhoo
- Eydhafushi
- Fares
- Fehendhoo
- Finolhas
- Finolhufaru
- Fonimagoodhoo
- Fulhadhoo
- Funadhoo
- Gaagan'dufaruhuraa
- Gaavilin'gili
- Gemendhoo
- Goidhoo
- Hanifaru
- Hanifaruhuraa
- Hibalhidhoo
- Hirundhoo
- Hithaadhoo
- Horubadhoo
- Hulhudhoo
- Huraafaru
- Innafushi
- Kamadhoo
- Kanufusheegaathufinolhu
- Kanufushi
- Kashidhoo
- Kendhoo
- Keyodhoo
- Kihaadhoo
- Kihaadhuffaru
- Kihavahhuravalhi
- Kudadhoo
- Kudarikilu
- Kunfunadhoo
- LD0781
- LD0991
- LD1208
- LD1209
- LD1210
- LD1217
- LD1218
- LD1221
- LD1222
- LD1223
- LD1225
- LD1229
- LD1230
- LD1271
- LD1272
- LD1273
- LD1274
- LD1275
- LD1276
- LD1277
- LD1279
- LD1283
- LD1284
- LD1287
- LD1288
- LD1549
- LD1550
- LD1551
- LD1552
- LD1553
- LD1554
- LD1555
- LD1556
- LD1557
- LD1558
- LD1559
- LD1560
- LD1561
- Lan'daagiraavaru
- Maaddoo
- Maaddoohulhudhoo
- Maafusheefinolhu
- Maalhos
- Maamaduvvari
- Maarikilu
- Madhirivaadhoo
- Mathifaru
- Medhufinolhugaathufinolhu
- Mendhoo
- Milaidhoo
- Miriandhoo
- Mudhdhoo
- Muthaafushi
- Nelivarufinolhu
- Nibiligaa
- Olhugiri
- Thiladhoo
- Thulhaadhoo
- Ufuligiri
- Un'doodhoo
- Vakkaru
- Vandhuhmaafarufinolhu
- Veyofushi
- Vinaneiyfaruhuraa
- Voavah

## Quick answers

- Where is Velavaru?In Baa Atoll, Maldives
- What is the best time to visit Velavaru?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Velavaru?Baa Atoll Hospital, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Velavaru?Bank of Maldives, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Velavaru?Bank of Maldives, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Velavaru?White Wall Fuel, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Velavaru?MV007115 (OCHA common operational dataset)