Weather in Sri Lanka
Sunny warm days are the rule and are common even during the height of the monsoon - climatically Sri Lanka has no off-season. The southwest monsoon brings rain mainly from May to July to the western, southern and central regions of the island, while the northeast monsoon rains occur in the northern and eastern regions in December and January.
AVERAGE CLIMATE IN SRI LANKA (COLOMBO)
| MONTH |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
Max Temp /C |
31 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
Hours of Sun |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Rainfall in inches/month |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
|
