South Asia & Indian Ocean · City travel
Best time to visit Kandy
Mid Feb–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.4°C, with 2.0 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
Conditions vary little through the year (a 16.1-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.
Events & natural phenomena
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FestivalKandy Esala Perahera
Usually Jul 20–Aug 20 (dates vary by year)
This festival of the Temple of the Tooth has ten nights of processions, usually from late July to early August, and climaxes on the full moon.
Source: Official source
Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Good | 19.8°C | 2.6 | 63.3% |
| February | Great | 20.8°C | 2.1 | 54.6% |
| March | Great | 22.0°C | 2.2 | 53.3% |
| April | Okay | 22.4°C | 4.0 | 66.2% |
| May | Fair | 21.4°C | 4.5 | 73.2% |
| June | Fair | 19.5°C | 4.1 | 79.2% |
| July | Fair | 18.9°C | 4.3 | 80.7% |
| August | Fair | 19.3°C | 4.1 | 79.7% |
| September | Fair | 19.5°C | 4.6 | 75.3% |
| October | Fair | 19.9°C | 5.4 | 76.9% |
| November | Fair | 19.9°C | 5.3 | 75.8% |
| December | Fair | 19.4°C | 4.2 | 72.1% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: NUWARA ELIYA（39 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.