Kandy Weather

In Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, its climate is tropical rainforest (Af). With Kandy located in the centre of the island and in a high elevation, the city has a relatively wetter and cooler temperatures than that of the tropical climate of the rest of the country, especially the coastal regions. Nuwara Eliya is south to it and has a cooler climate due to its higher elevation. Nevertheless, Kandy’s climate is still tropical as mean temperatures year round are above 18 °C on average. The city does experience a drier period from January to April. From May through to July and October to December the region experiences its monsoon season, during this time the weather is rough and unstable. From March through the middle of May is the intermonsoonal period, during this time there is light rain and strong humidity. The humidity is generally between 70% to 79%.

Average Temperature
Jan
81 °F
27 °C
Feb
81 °F
27 °C
Mar
86 °F
30 °C
Apr
84 °F
29 °C
May
84 °F
29 °C
Jun
82 °F
28 °C
Jul
82 °F
28 °C
Aug
79 °F
26 °C
Sep
79 °F
26 °C
Oct
79 °F
26 °C
Nov
81 °F
27 °C
Dec
79 °F
26 °C
Humidity
Jan
81%
Feb
85%
Mar
67%
Apr
83%
May
81%
Jun
82%
Jul
84%
Aug
91%
Sep
92%
Oct
95%
Nov
92%
Dec
93%
Rain
Jan
29mm
Feb
95mm
Mar
57mm
Apr
120mm
May
34mm
Jun
104mm
Jul
48mm
Aug
64mm
Sep
111mm
Oct
249mm
Nov
204mm
Dec
94mm
Clouds
Jan
58%
Feb
56%
Mar
32%
Apr
65%
May
50%
Jun
89%
Jul
95%
Aug
92%
Sep
84%
Oct
93%
Nov
76%
Dec
82%
Sun
Jan
9UVI
Feb
10UVI
Mar
12UVI
Apr
10UVI
May
9UVI
Jun
6UVI
Jul
6UVI
Aug
6UVI
Sep
8UVI
Oct
7UVI
Nov
8UVI
Dec
7UVI