# Maalefaru Island, Dhaalu Atoll – Villages & Map

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Island · Dhaalu Atoll 

# Maalefaru

Maalefaru is an island of Maldives in Dhaalu Atoll.

## Where is Maalefaru?

Maalefaru lies in [Dhaalu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/dhaalu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Maalefaru is about 153 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 28 km from Kudahuvadhoo, the main town of Dhaalu Atoll. The centre point is at 2.8821° N, 73.0256° 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 Maalefaru and the best time to visit

In Maalefaru, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,725 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (233 mm) and the driest Feb (45 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 62 

Feb 28 45 

Mar 28 55 

Apr 29 101 

May 29 190 

Jun 28 140 

Jul 28 162 

Aug 28 180 

Sep 28 172 

Oct 28 186 

Nov 27 233 

Dec 27 199 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maalefaru

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Hospital Maaenboodhoo Health Center · Maaen'boodhoo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.69568&mlon=72.96194#map=17/2.69568/72.96194) 

Bank BML Kudahuvadhoo Branch · Kudahuvadhoo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.67430&mlon=72.89492#map=17/2.67430/72.89492) 

Hotel Angsana Velavaru Resort · Velavaru 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.97977&mlon=73.01630#map=17/2.97977/73.01630) 

School Bandidhoo School · Ban'didhoo 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.93810&mlon=72.99014#map=17/2.93810/72.99014) 

College University Of Milano - Bicocca Maldives Outpost · Magoodhoo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.08019&mlon=72.96567#map=17/3.08019/72.96567) 

Police station Nilandhoo Police Station · Nilandhoo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.05839&mlon=72.88803#map=17/3.05839/72.88803) 

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 Dhaalu Atoll

- Aluvifushi
- Ayyakaloahuraa
- Ban'didhoo
- Boarikifinolhu
- Bodufushi
- Bulhalafushi
- Dhebaidhoo
- Dhoores
- En'boodhoofushi
- Faandhoo
- Fenfushi
- Gemendhoo
- Hinaidhoo
- Hiriyafushi
- Hudhufusheefinolhu
- Hulhudheli
- Hulhuvahi
- Issari
- Kan'dinmaa
- Kanneiyfaru
- Kedhigan'du
- Kiraidhoo
- Kudahuvadhoo
- Kudathilabolhufushi
- LD0068
- LD0189
- LD0280
- LD0550
- LD0716
- LD0897
- LD0943
- LD1383
- LD1386
- LD1387
- LD1388
- LD1389
- LD1391
- LD1392
- LD1394
- LD1397
- LD1649
- LD1650
- LD1651
- LD1652
- LD1653
- LD1654
- LD1655
- Lhohi
- Maadheli
- Maaen'boodhoo
- Maafushi
- Maagau
- Meedhoo
- Meedhuffushi
- Minimasgali
- Olhufushi
- Olhuveli
- Rin'budhoo
- Sarakafushi
- Than'balhaidhoo
- Thilabolhufushi
- Thinhuraa
- Uhdhoo
- Vaanee
- Valla
- Vallalhohi
- Velavaru
- Vommuli

## Quick answers

- Where is Maalefaru?In Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
- What is the best time to visit Maalefaru?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maalefaru?Maaenboodhoo Health Center, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maalefaru?BML Kudahuvadhoo Branch, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maalefaru?MV012056 (OCHA common operational dataset)