- Record watchAt its record for the monthThe November record here is 30.0°C, set on Sunday, 8 November 2026. It is at or above that right now.The whole record book →
- RankHotter than 93% of themOf the 9,001 stations reporting to us right now, only 609 are hotter.Today’s full leaderboard →
- The opposite of here87.2°C colderDavis Lgb 46 Aws, Antarctica is at −57.2°C at this same moment.Go to Davis Lgb 46 Aws →
Other conditions at this reading
- Dew point
- 24.0°C
- Humidity
- 70%
- derived from the temperature and dew point
- Wind
- WNW 290°, 9 km/h
- Pressure
- 1012.9 hPa
- altimeter setting, QNH
- Visibility
- 9.7 km or more
Where Maafaru International Airport stands
Not in the current ranking: this station has not reported a qualifying reading since 09:45 UTC.
Its highest placing today was 138th of 5,133, reached at 06:00 UTC.
☀️ How 30.0°C comparesA typical September afternoon in Beirut.Beirut, Lebanon, typically reaches 30.0°C in September, averaged over every September day its archive holds. Not a published climate normal: it is the mean of what we hold.
The last 24 hours
Local timeInsufficient recent observations to produce a 24-hour temperature chart.
The record book, month by month
The highest and lowest here · with the day it happenedWe hold a record for one month here so far, November. The rest of the year fills in as this station reports through it.
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At 09:00 it was 30.0°C. By 09:00 it was 30.0°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Highest we have recorded
30.0°C
- Date
- Sunday, 8 November 2026
- Time of day
- 09:00 local
- Location
- Maafaru International Airport, Maldives
- Position
- 5.82°N 73.47°E · 2 m
The highest this site has recorded here. Source: Our own observations, 1 day.
Lowest we have recorded
30.0°C
- Date
- Sunday, 8 November 2026
- Time of day
- 09:00 local
- Location
- Maafaru International Airport, Maldives
- Position
- 5.82°N 73.47°E · 2 m
The lowest this site has recorded here. Source: Our own observations, 1 day.
Recent readings
Each reading as it arrived, newest first, with what our quality checks did with it. A reading we did not count is shown struck through with the reason.
| Time | Temp | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| high | 30.0°C | Counted |
Times are local time. 1 reading counted.
Recent temperature history
The same record at three widths, picking up where the last 24 hours above leaves off. Each period is summarised from the grain that suits it, so nothing here is one reading repeated thousands of times into the page.
Nearby, and the opposite
- Nearest stationHanimadu29.4°C107.2 km away, today's high
- Warmest nearbyHanimaadhoo Intl30.0°C107.6 km away
- Coldest nearbyMinicoy24.4°C276.8 km away, today's low
- The opposite of hereDavis Lgb 46 Aws−57.2°CAntarctica
Maafaru International Airport (VRDA) is a METAR weather station in Maldives, 2 m above sea level.
We have kept a daily record here since 8 November 2026, every one of the 1 day since, from 1 observation.
In summary
Over the last week we have a reading for 1 day here, and every one has been 30.0°C.
Its best placing today was 138th hottest of the 5,133 stations reporting.
What stands out here
- Its best placing so far is 138th hottest of the 5,133 stations reporting worldwide.
Highest and lowest we have recorded here
Highest
30.0°C
Sun 8 Nov 2026 at 09:00 local
Lowest
30.0°C
Sun 8 Nov 2026 at 09:00 local
These are not official records. They are the highest and lowest readings this site has stored for Maafaru International Airport since November 2026, across 1 day we hold a reading for. Official climatological records are adjudicated by national meteorological services and by the WMO.
By month, from our own record
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Days | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 30.0°C | 30.0°C | - | 1 | 1 |
Recent days
Readings on 1 of the last 30 days.
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | 30.0°C | 04:00 UTC | 30.0°C | 04:00 UTC |
What we have stored, day by day
We have readings for every one of the 1 day since we started storing this station on 8 November 2026.
- Readings stored, count not recorded
Observations stored by HottestAndColdest. A day we were not yet tracking is shown as an empty square, and says nothing about whether the station reported.
Tracking history
It has reported on every day since Sun 8 Nov 2026.
Where this station is
This station lies about 600 km north of the equator. It lies within the tropics.
Where Maafaru International Airport is
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5.82°N 73.47°E
Maafaru International Airport
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-11-07, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
View more on Google Maps5.8174°N, 73.4684°E
Maafaru International Airport, answered from the data
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Maafaru International Airport?
30.0°C (86.0°F) on Sunday, 8 November 2026. That is the highest this site has recorded at this station. It is not an officially certified record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
Our own observations
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Maafaru International Airport?
30.0°C (86.0°F) on Sunday, 8 November 2026. That is the lowest this site has recorded at this station.
Our own observations
What is the temperature in Maafaru International Airport right now?
30.0°C (86.0°F), measured at 09:00 local on Sunday 8 November.
Live reading from the station, after our quality checks
Is Maafaru International Airport the hottest place on Earth?
Not right now: it is 610th of the 9,001 stations reporting to us. Its best position since we started watching is 138th of 5,133. We rank the stations that report to us, which is not the same as every place on Earth.
Our live rankings
Where does Maafaru International Airport rank among the hottest places in the Maldives?
Right now it is 3rd hottest of the 9 stations we track in the Maldives.
Data sources for this page
Readings here arrive through NOAA METAR. METAR is the routine aerodrome weather report, issued for aviation, typically every 30 or 60 minutes and more often when conditions change. It updates far more frequently than a synoptic report, which is why these pages have a usable chart.
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Latest reading, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
How these readings are checked
Every reading on this page has passed the checks below. A reading that fails any of them is stored as refused and can never be ranked, shown as a record, or counted in a daily high or low.
No reading from this station has been refused in the last 14 days.
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Has a real position
A reading with no usable latitude and longitude is discarded. It cannot be ranked, mapped, or compared with its neighbours, and a temperature with no place is not an answer to which place is hottest.
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Position is not a placeholder
Some feeds fill an unknown position with a stand-in value such as 99.99 degrees or an elevation of 9999 m. Those are not coordinates. They are caught separately from a missing position because a station placed at a fake point has no neighbours, so the neighbour check below can never see anything wrong with it.
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The bulletin itself is current
SYNOP arrives as files that are only re-read when they change. A file that has stopped being updated is set aside whole, before any reading inside it is considered.
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The reading is recent enough for its network
Different networks get different windows, because they report at different rates: 2 hours for METAR, which transmits continuously, and 9 hours for SYNOP, which reports at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC. A single rule would have discarded the entire synoptic network, including every station in Antarctica.
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Inside the range of measured temperature