Hulhangu monsoon · nakaiy 10 of 27

Assidha.

8 April – 20 April. Clouds arrive for drama; showers pass in twenty minutes and leave the sand rinsed.

Photographs made in Assidha, 8 April – 20 April, Maldives — frame 2

Photographs made in Assidha, 8 April – 20 April, Maldives — frame 3

Photographs made in Assidha, 8 April – 20 April, Maldives — frame 4

Photographs made in Assidha, 8 April – 20 April, Maldives — frame 5

Photographs made in Assidha, 8 April – 20 April, Maldives — frame 6

Shot in Assidha

2 shoots across 0 islands

Hulhangu opens with the first south-west wind and short, sudden showers. Maldivian fishermen and farmers have planned by Assidha for centuries; the almanac says the same thing every year, and it is right more often than the forecast.

For photographs: clouds arrive for drama; showers pass in twenty minutes and leave the sand rinsed. Hulhangu is quieter on the islands and the sunsets are the best of the year; if it rains, we wait twenty minutes.

Shot in Assidha.

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 2

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 3

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 4

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 5

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 6

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 7

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 8

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale — frame 9

H & R Destination Wedding at Hulhumale 9 of 50 frames

Hulhumale · April 2021

J & N Elopement at Maafushi 9 of 43 frames

Maafushi · April 2016

Questions about Assidha.

What is the weather like in the Maldives during Assidha (8 April – 20 April)?

Hulhangu opens with the first south-west wind and short, sudden showers. It falls in Hulhangu, the wet south-west monsoon.

Is 8 April – 20 April a good time for photographs in the Maldives?

Clouds arrive for drama; showers pass in twenty minutes and leave the sand rinsed. The 2 shoots on this page were made in Assidha in other years and show exactly that light.

Which resorts did you photograph in Assidha?

Any resort — the season is the same country-wide. Tell me your island and dates and I will confirm within six hours.

Tell me your dates.

Send me your resort and the days you're here. I'll come back within six hours with two or three options and hold the date for five days.

Check your date

I reply personally — 07:00–22:00 Maldives time.