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
- JanuaryGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).30 °C / 23 °C, 8 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).31 °C / 23 °C, 6 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).31 °C / 24 °C, 9 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days88 °F / 77 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).30 °C / 26 °C, 18 rain days86 °F / 79 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 17 rain days84 °F / 77 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 14 rain days84 °F / 77 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 12 rain days84 °F / 77 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: May–Sep (southwest monsoon brings rough seas and rain).29 °C / 25 °C, 13 rain days84 °F / 77 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days84 °F / 75 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days84 °F / 75 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Galle's best window: Dec–Mar (dry season on the south coast).30 °C / 23 °C, 11 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday