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Where to go in Sri Lanka in winter

Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August south of the equator. These are the places in Sri Lanka where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, and public holidays.

Winter in the north: December to February

2 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February.

  1. Trincomalee Sri Lanka December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28°C
  2. Sigiriya Sri Lanka December: okJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C

Fewer than two good months

Winter in the south: June to August

2 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 1 of them in each of the three.

  1. Kandy Sri Lanka June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–28°C
  2. Sigiriya Sri Lanka June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 32°C

Fewer than two good months

Sri Lanka, season by season

Winter elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank