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Climate in Galle (Galle District), Sri Lanka

The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year.

Average day and night temperature

The mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year.

Monthly precipitation

The mean monthly precipitation over the year, including rain, snow, hail etc.

Weather Forecasts for Galle

Wed   Apr 24
33°C | 25°C
W 11 km/h
5.2 mm
broken clouds and rain

broken clouds and rain

Thu   Apr 25
34°C | 25°C
SW 11 km/h
2.5 mm
partly cloudy and small chance of rain

partly cloudy and small chance of rain

Fri   Apr 26
34°C | 25°C
S 11 km/h
2.2 mm
partly cloudy and  chance of rain

partly cloudy and chance of rain

The best time of year to visit Galle in Sri Lanka

Galle features a tropical rainforest climate. We recommend to visit Galle from December to February. These are the drier and less humid months.

Galle has high temperatures year round ranging between 28°C and 30°C.
Other facts from our historical weather data:

  • Which is the hottest month in Galle?
    April has an average maximum temperature of 30°C and is the hottest month of the year.
  • Which is the coolest month in Galle?
    The coolest month is January with an average maximum temperature of 29°C.
  • Which is the wettest month in Galle?
    May tops the wettest month list with 298 mm of rainfall.
  • Which is the driest month in Galle?
    February is the driest month with 72 mm of precipitation.
  • Which is the sunniest month in Galle?
    March is the sunniest month with an average of 270 hours of sunshine.

  • No idea where to travel to this year? We have a tool that recommends destinations based on your ideal conditions. Find out where to go with our weather planner.