Fuvahmulah is diveable year-round - there is no month when diving stops. Tiger sharks are present at Tiger Harbour every single day regardless of season. The question isn't 'when can I dive?' but 'what else do I want to see besides tigers?'
The dry season (December-April) offers the best visibility (30-40m+), calmest seas, and access to all dive sites. January-February is the peak for clarity. Hammerhead schools are active October through April. Oceanic mantas mate March through May.
The monsoon season (May-October) brings reduced visibility (15-25m), rougher seas, and limited access to western sites. But tiger shark encounters are completely unaffected, prices drop significantly, and plankton blooms attract whale sharks.
For the widest species diversity, March is hard to beat: tiger sharks daily, hammerheads still schooling, manta mating season beginning, thresher sharks at dawn. For the best conditions overall, February offers peak visibility. For the best value, June-August is the cheapest period.
Dive Conditions Each Month
January
Dry Season (Iruvai)
February
Dry Season (Iruvai)
March
Dry Season (Iruvai) transitioning
April
Transition (Iruvai ending)
May
Wet Season (Hulhangu) beginning
June
Wet Season (Hulhangu)
July
Wet Season (Hulhangu)
August
Wet Season (Hulhangu) peak
September
Wet Season (Hulhangu) ending
October
Transition to Dry Season
November
Dry Season (Iruvai)
December
Dry Season (Iruvai)
Common Questions
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Fuvahmulah Dive Packages
5 to 10-night tiger shark diving packages with hotel and transfers included.
Diving Rates & Prices
Transparent pricing for shark dives, courses, equipment, and add-ons.
Tiger Sharks of Fuvahmulah
300+ named resident tiger sharks. Year-round encounters at Tiger Harbour.
Thresher Sharks of Fuvahmulah
Dawn cleaning station encounters with the elusive Pelagic Thresher.
Hammerhead Sharks of Fuvahmulah
Schooling scalloped hammerheads at Fuvahmulah's deep southern sites.
Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
Open-ocean encounters with the critically endangered oceanic whitetip.