Quick facts

Best time to go: Sri Lanka is therefore a year-round destination because half of it is always in season.
High Season: South western part of the country during the months of May to June and north eastern part of the Island during the months of October to January.
Low Season: June and July

Dry Season

“As Sri Lanka lies close the equator it is generally warm and sunny throughout the year.
Temperatures average between 27-30 °C in Colombo and on the coasts, and peak in April. They average about 10 °C cooler in the hill country. ”
It gets very busy and crowded from December to April

Wet Season

Sri Lanka experiences 2 monsoon. The first monsoon affects the South western part of the country during the months of May to July. The second monsoon impacts the north eastern part of the Island during the months of October to January.

“As Sri Lanka lies cose the equator it is generally warm and sunny throughout the year. This uniformity is broken by the 2 monsoons that impact the soth west coast of the island between May and June and December and February when it impacts North and Eastern part of the Island.

Temperatures average between 27-30 °C in Colombo and on the coasts, and peak in April. They average about 10 °C cooler in the hill country.”