Sri Lanka temperatures & weather in May

Sri Lanka weather averages and temperatures for May
Location Avg temp (°C°F) Max temp (°C°F) Min temp (°C°F) Rainfall (mm) Sunshine (hrs)
Anuradhapura 32.6°C 90.7°F 32.8 91 25.4 77.7 80mm 3.1ins 7hrs
Badulla 26.4°C 79.5°F 26.6 79.9 19 66.2 100mm 3.9ins 6hrs
Batticaloa 32.7°C 90.9°F 32.9 91.2 25.5 77.9 49mm 1.9ins 7hrs
Bentota 30.3°C 86.5°F 30.4 86.7 24.9 76.8 377mm 14.8ins 7hrs
Beruwala 30.3°C 86.5°F 30.4 86.7 24.9 76.8 377mm 14.8ins 7hrs
Colombo 30.9°C 87.6°F 31.1 88 25.4 77.7 382mm 15ins 7hrs
Dambulla 31.9°C 89.4°F 32.1 89.8 24.3 75.7 111mm 4.4ins 7hrs
Galle 29.8°C 85.6°F 29.9 85.8 24.5 76.1 304mm 12ins 7hrs
Haputale 26.4°C 79.5°F 26.6 79.9 19.2 66.6 131mm 5.2ins 6hrs
Hatton 25.1°C 77.2°F 25.3 77.5 17.6 63.7 164mm 6.5ins 6hrs
Hikkaduwa 29.8°C 85.6°F 29.9 85.8 24.5 76.1 328mm 12.9ins 7hrs
Jaffna 33.5°C 92.3°F 33.7 92.7 26.3 79.3 50mm 2ins 8hrs
Kalutara 30.6°C 87.1°F 30.8 87.4 25.3 77.5 388mm 15.3ins 7hrs
Kandy 28.6°C 83.5°F 28.8 83.8 21.2 70.2 164mm 6.5ins 6hrs
Kurunegala 31.2°C 88.2°F 31.4 88.5 23.7 74.7 194mm 7.6ins 7hrs
Matara 30.2°C 86.4°F 30.3 86.5 25.1 77.2 228mm 9ins 7hrs
Negombo 31.5°C 88.7°F 31.7 89.1 25.4 77.7 298mm 11.7ins 7hrs
Nuwara Eliya 21.9°C 71.4°F 22.1 71.8 13.8 56.8 161mm 6.3ins 5hrs
Ratnapura 29.2°C 84.6°F 29.4 84.9 22.9 73.2 319mm 12.6ins 6hrs
Sigiriya 31.6°C 88.9°F 31.8 89.2 23.9 75 97mm 3.8ins 7hrs
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte 30.9°C 87.6°F 31.1 88 25.4 77.7 382mm 15ins 7hrs
Tangalla 30.1°C 86.2°F 30.2 86.4 24.8 76.6 203mm 8ins 6hrs
Trincomalee 34.4°C 93.9°F 34.6 94.3 26.5 79.7 49mm 1.9ins 8hrs
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Sri Lanka monthly averages

Warm places to visit in May

Sri Lanka Climate Summary

Tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)

Sri Lanka weather stats

Sri Lanka weather statistics
Hottest month: May 30.3°C 86.6°F
Driest month: February 89mm 4ins
Sunniest month: March 8.8hrs
Coldest month: January 27.3°C 81.1°F
Wettest month: October 302mm 12ins