Best time to visit Kandy

February is the best month in Kandy, scoring 72 out of 100, with April the weakest at 48. The 24-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 6 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

April is the warmest month at 30.8 °C and December the coolest at 25.9 °C — a 4.9 °C spread across the year. Around 75 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in April and the months either side.

There is a real wet season here. April, October and November carry the rain — up to 24 wet days in a month — while January, February, March and July drop as low as 10. That 14-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Kandy, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight barely moves: about 12.5 hours whatever the month, which removes one variable from the decision entirely.

The three strongest months are February, July, January. The one to think twice about is April. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Kandy month by month