Best Time to visit Sri Lanka | Weather by month-Infographic

No one likes to get wet in an unexpected rain the middle of an exciting travel or let unbearable heat ruin your awesome time in Sri Lanka.
This is why finding the best time to visit Sri Lanka before planning your trip to the island is important.

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Generally, weather in Sri Lanka is sunny and warm as its a tropical island. With two climatic zones namely, dry zone and wet zone, Sri Lanka allows you to experience the beauty of the island throughout the year. To get a better idea of the general weather of Sri Lanka check out our 11 things to know about weather in Sri Lanka.

In this post, we thought to share with you the best time to visit different places of Sri Lanka so you can plan your trip with much more confident. 


Warning!!


Weather in Sri Lanka is sometimes unpredictable.It's not a surprise to get some slight rain in a nice and sunny day in Sri Lanka, even if the monsoon is months away - but those unexpected rainy weather won't ruin your entire day as such conditions won't last long.

Weather in Sri Lanka(By month)

JANUARY

Best areas -Southern and Western coast,Kandy,Cultural Triangle,Central hills 
Best Beaches-Galle, Bentota, Colombo, Negombo, Weligama, Mirissa, Tangalle
National Park-Uda Walawe (migrating birds), Horton Plains, 

FEBRUARY

Best areas -Southern and Western coast,Kandy,Cultural Triangle,Central hills
Best Beaches-Galle, Bentota, Negombo, Weligama, Mirissa(season for Dolphins and whale watching), Tangalle, Kalpitiya
National Park-Yala, Uda Walawe, Wilpattu, Sinharaja, Bundala

MARCH

Best areas -Southern, Western and Eastern coast,Kandy,Cultural Triangle,Central hills
Best Beaches-Galle, Bentota, Negombo, Weligama, Mirissa, Tangalle, Kalpitiya(season for kite-surfing)
National Park-Uda Walawe, Wilpattu, Sinharaja, Bundala, Gal Oya.

APRIL

Best areas -Southern and Eastern coast,Kandy,Cultural Triangle,Central hills
Best Beaches-Galle, Bentota, Negombo, Weligama, Mirissa, Tangalle, Kalpitiya, Arugam Bay, Passekudah, Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Kuchchaveli
National Park-Uda Walawe, Wilpattu, Sinharaja, Wasgomuwa, Bundala, Gal Oya. 

MAY

Best areas -South-east and Eastern coast,Kandy,Cultural Triangle,
Best Beaches-Arugam Bay, Passekudah, Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Kuchchaveli
National Park-Yala, Uda Walawe, Minneriya, Wilpattu, Gal Oya.

JUNE

Best areas -Eastern coast,Kandy,Cultural Triangle,Nothern SriLanka
Best Beaches-Arugam Bay, Passekudah, Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Kuchchaveli
National Park-Yala, Uda Walawe, Minneriya, Wilpattu, Wasgomuwa, Gal Oya.

JULY

Best areas–Eastern,North -west and Northern coast,Cultural Triangle,Central hills
Best Beaches-Arugam Bay, Passekudah, Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Kuchchaveli
National Park-Yala, Uda Walawe, Minneriya, Wilpattu, Wasgomuwa, Gal Oya.

AUGUST

Best areas–Eastern,Western and Northern coast,Cultural Triangle
Best Beaches-Arugam Bay, Passekudah, Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Kuchchaveli, Kalpitiya, Galle, Bentota, Negombo, Weligama, Mirissa, Tangalle
National Park-Yala, Uda Walawe, Minneriya, Wilpattu, Sinharaja. 

SEPTEMBER

Best areas-Nothern and Eastern coast, Kandy, Cultural Triangle
Best Beaches-Arugam Bay, Passekudah, Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Kuchchaveli,
National Park- Yala, Uda Walawe, Minneriya, Wilpattu, Sinharaja

OCTOBER

Best areas –Eastern coast, Cultural triangle
Best Beaches-October is always a hard month to call when it comes to judging the best beach conditions
National Park-Uda Walawe, Wilpattu, Bundala

NOVEMBER

Best areas -Southern and Western coast
Best Beaches- Colombo, Negombo, 
National Park-Uda Walawe, Bundala

DECEMBER

Best areas -Southern and western coast, Central hills
Best Beaches-Galle, Bentota, Colombo, Negombo, Weligama, Mirissa, Tangalle

National Park- Uda Walawe, Sinharaja, Bundala 

Hope you find some useful information on best time to visit Sri Lanka. Need to learn more about travelling Sri Lanka?

Also check out what to pack, best places to visit and how to get around Sri Lanka. 

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