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Best Time to Visit Sri Lanka
Climate based on Colombo • 2015–2024
The best overall time to visit Sri Lanka is January (excellent, score 79/100). The single best 14-day window: Jan 11 – Jan 24. Avoid May if you can — it scores lowest at 50/100.
Year-at-a-glance heatmap
Each cell shows a daily "visit suitability" score combining comfort (temperature), dryness (rainfall), and sunshine. Hover for details.
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Best 14-day travel windows
Top pick
Jan 11 – Jan 24
14-day window • Score 80/100
Alternative 1
Jan 25 – Feb 7
14-day window • Score 78/100
Alternative 2
Dec 22 – Jan 4
14-day window • Score 77/100
Month-by-month breakdown
January
Excellent79/100
- 30°C / 23°C
- 78mm total
- 10.5h sun/day
February
Excellent76/100
- 31°C / 23°C
- 54mm total
- 11.1h sun/day
March
Good70/100
- 31°C / 24°C
- 107mm total
- 10.9h sun/day
April
Good63/100
- 31°C / 25°C
- 155mm total
- 10.4h sun/day
May
Fair50/100
- 30°C / 26°C
- 419mm total
- 8.4h sun/day
June
Fair55/100
- 29°C / 25°C
- 311mm total
- 9.5h sun/day
July
Good62/100
- 29°C / 25°C
- 221mm total
- 9.8h sun/day
August
Good62/100
- 29°C / 25°C
- 240mm total
- 9.7h sun/day
September
Fair57/100
- 28°C / 25°C
- 297mm total
- 8.8h sun/day
October
Fair55/100
- 29°C / 24°C
- 393mm total
- 8.2h sun/day
November
Fair56/100
- 29°C / 24°C
- 393mm total
- 7.7h sun/day
December
Good69/100
- 30°C / 23°C
- 168mm total
- 9.2h sun/day
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