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Monthly climate in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kandy features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1836 mm (72.3 inches) and receives 230 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kandy enjoys an average of 3709 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kandy, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Kandy are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kandy experiences 276 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kandy, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kandy, Sri Lanka §

Kandy usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 25 rainy days and 278 mm (10.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kandy are February, June and July. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kandy, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97 (3.8) 90 (3.5) 98 (3.9) 138 (5.4) 194 (7.6) 65 (2.6) 95 (3.8) 106 (4.2) 151 (5.9) 298 (11.7) 342 (13.4) 162 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 14 15 25 17 19 21 22 25 25 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Kandy, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Kandy are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kandy: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kandy, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 258 304 331 328 316 334 336 334 308 293 265 298
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 44m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 26m 12h 31m 12h 28m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 46m 11h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Kandy, Sri Lanka §

Kandy experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kandy UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kandy, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 14 16 15 15 13 13 14 15 13 12 11