Heat Index 35 in Maldives
Maldives: Heat Index 35 was 13.64 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heat Index 35 in Maldives, 1963–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 13.64 for heat index 35 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,072.1% on the previous year and up 34,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heat index 35 in Maldives peaked at 13.64 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1973.
That places Maldives 47th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heat Index 35 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.26 | — |
| 1964 | 0.13 | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 | -69.2% |
| 1979 | 0.15 | +275.0% |
| 1987 | 0.25 | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 0.04 | -84.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 11.69 | +23280.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 | -97.5% |
| 2003 | 0.05 | -82.8% |
| 2005 | 0.31 | +520.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 | -64.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | +1009.1% |
| 2015 | 0.04 | -96.7% |
| 2016 | 6.16 | +15300.0% |
| 2019 | 0.56 | -90.9% |
| 2020 | 1.95 | +248.2% |
| 2023 | 0.43 | -77.9% |
| 2024 | 13.64 | +3072.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 13.64 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.66, 8.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 13.64 is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.63, 48% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heat Index 35 in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +23280.0% | 0.05 | 11.69 |
| 2016 | +15300.0% | 0.04 | 6.16 |
| 2024 | +3072.1% | 0.43 | 13.64 |
| 2010 | +1009.1% | 0.11 | 1.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.195 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.095 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 0.04 | 11.69 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2 | 0.04 | 6.16 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.34 | 0.43 | 13.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heat index 35 in Maldives?
- Heat index 35 in Maldives was 13.64 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heat index 35 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 13.64 in 2024.
- What is the lowest heat index 35 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1973.
- How does Maldives rank for heat index 35?
- Maldives ranks 47th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heat index 35 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heat Index 35. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.