What is the weather like in the Maldives during Hiyaviha?

Hiyaviha is read as warm and still: the calmest seas of the year, little wind and almost no rain. Fishermen traditionally speak of glassy water in these weeks. It is the sixth nakaiy of Iruvai and falls in early February, when the days are already getting hot. It falls in Iruvai, the dry north-east monsoon, which runs from late November to early April.

Is 1 February – 13 February a good time for a wedding in the Maldives?

Yes, and it is the season most couples ask for. Expect dry, bright days and calm lagoons; the trade-off is demand, since the resort islands are at their busiest between December and March. Mirror-still lagoons at dawn and quiet, warm evenings.

Which resorts have you worked at in Hiyaviha?

None published yet: no project on the site is dated in Hiyaviha. The calendar is the same across the country, so work from the rest of Iruvai shows the same sky. Tell us your island and your dates and we confirm the resort's policy on outside planners within 24 hours.

How far ahead should we book for Hiyaviha?

We take bookings from one month ahead and up to two to five years ahead. Hiyaviha is in the busy dry season, so the resort's calendar rather than ours is the constraint; six months to a year ahead is comfortable. A proposal with a full cost breakdown follows within five days of your brief and is held for five.

Weddings & events in Hiyaviha

Hiyaviha.

1 February – 13 February. Hiyaviha is read as warm and still: the calmest seas of the year, little wind and almost no rain. It sits in Iruvai, the dry north-east monsoon, the season most couples ask for first and the busiest on the islands.

Dates

1 February – 13 February, every year

Monsoon

Iruvai, the dry north-east monsoon

Dhinasha (19 January – 31 January)

Furabadhuruva (14 February – 26 February)

Projects published

None dated in this season yet

Hiyaviha runs from 1 February – 13 February, the sixth of the nine nakaiy of Iruvai and the sixth of twenty-seven. The nakaiy are the traditional Maldivian almanac, about thirteen days each and named for the stars; fishermen still read the weather by them. Fishermen traditionally speak of glassy water in these weeks.

Iruvai is the dry season: mostly clear days, a north-east wind and calm lagoons, and December to March is the busiest stretch on the resort islands. Planning is about heat and wind rather than rain: shade and water for guests, florals kept cool until the last hour, anything tall weighted against the breeze. Seaplanes fly in daylight only, so arrivals and set-up are scheduled around the light. We still hold a covered venue, rarely used in Iruvai; how we plan for rain explains what we hold.

Mirror-still lagoons at dawn and quiet, warm evenings. Sunset falls around six and the half-hour before it is dependable. With so little wind, delicate florals and candles behave, though the midday heat means set-up is best done early or late in the day. At four degrees north the length of the day barely changes and the golden hour is short, 30 to 40 minutes rather than sixty. We time the ceremony to it, and Golden hour in the Maldives explains how.