# Maafushi Island, Faafu Atoll – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/maldives/faafu/maafushi/

Island · Faafu Atoll 

# Maafushi

Maafushi is an island of Maldives in Faafu Atoll.

## Where is Maafushi?

Maafushi lies in [Faafu Atoll](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/faafu/), [Maldives](https://wherepedia.org/maldives/). The centre of Maafushi is about 119 km in a straight line from Male, the capital. It is about 23 km from Nilandhoo, the main town of Faafu Atoll. The centre point is at 3.2431° N, 72.9788° 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 Maafushi and the best time to visit

In Maafushi, 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 Maafushi

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Hospital Feeali Health Center · Feeali 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.27002&mlon=73.00191#map=17/3.27002/73.00191) 

ATM Bank of Maldives · Dhigurah 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.53930&mlon=72.93144#map=17/3.53930/72.93144) 

Hotel Water Villa · Filitheyo 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.21271&mlon=73.03396#map=17/3.21271/73.03396) 

School Dhigurah School · Dhigurah 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.53519&mlon=72.92812#map=17/3.53519/72.92812) 

College Marhe, Marine Research and Higher Education Center · Magoodhoo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.08029&mlon=72.96583#map=17/3.08029/72.96583) 

Police station Nilandhoo Police Station · Nilandhoo 23 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 Faafu Atoll

- Adhangau
- Bileiydhoo
- Dharan'boodhoo
- Dhiguvarufinolhu
- En'bulufushi
- Faanumaahuraa
- Feeali
- Filitheyo
- Himithi
- Jinnathugau
- Kan'dumoonufushi
- LD0030
- LD1380
- LD1381
- LD1382
- LD1639
- LD1640
- LD1641
- LD1642
- LD1643
- LD1644
- LD1645
- LD1646
- LD1647
- LD1648
- Madivaruhuraa
- Magoodhoo
- Magoodhoobodufinolhu
- Makunueri
- Minimasgali
- Nilandhoo
- Vilin'gilivarufinolhu

## Quick answers

- Where is Maafushi?In Faafu Atoll, Maldives
- What is the best time to visit Maafushi?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maafushi?Feeali Health Center, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maafushi?Bank of Maldives, about 33 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maafushi?MV011028 (OCHA common operational dataset)