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When to go · Galle

Galle, month by month

The best months for Galle: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec. Months to avoid: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).30 °C / 23 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).31 °C / 23 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).31 °C / 24 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast)). Across Sri Lanka: Hot; New Year (13–14 Apr) closes shops and fills transport; inter-monsoon storms late in the month.31 °C / 25 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).30 °C / 26 °C, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
  7. JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  10. OctoberAvoidOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast)). Across Sri Lanka: Inter-monsoon rains across the island; flooding and landslides possible.29 °C / 24 °C, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast)). Across Sri Lanka: North-east monsoon arrives in the east and north; south-west starts drying late in the month.29 °C / 24 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).30 °C / 23 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday