Best time to visit Sri Lanka

Timing is simple in Sri Lanka: almost every destination here peaks in January or February, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Sri Lanka is at its best in January, scoring 74 out of 100, with February close behind at 74. April is the weakest month nationally at 50. The window is narrow: only 2 months come within eight points of the best, so an itinerary covering several of these places should be built around that rather than around any one city's own peak.

Sri Lanka is climatically consistent — only 2 °C separates its warmest destination from its coolest across the year. Rainfall is broadly similar throughout, from 131 wet days a year in Jaffna to 251 in Colombo.