Galle weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Galle is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with July and January close behind. Galle averages about 2,789 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,789

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

1,837 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

93k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Galle?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Galle is February, then July and January. The dullest month is April (68/100, 182 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Galle?

Galle gets a lot of sun: around 2,789 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate February from April. It ranks #2 of 6 destinations in Sri Lanka for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,591 hours. The year's 1,837 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Galle by month

The sea off Galle is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Colombo Sri Lanka · 141 km · best in Feb · 2,876 h sun/yr
• Thiruvananthapuram India · 466 km · best in Jan · 2,604 h sun/yr
• Tiruchirappalli India · 559 km · best in Jan · 2,755 h sun/yr
• Kochi India · 632 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
• Coimbatore India · 666 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
• Calicut India · 746 km · best in Dec · 2,500 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Hambantota (Mattala) Sri Lanka · 95 km · 2,589 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Batticaloa Sri Lanka · 242 km · 2,544 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Trincomalee Sri Lanka · 299 km · 2,591 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Tuticorin India · 395 km · 2,791 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Jaffna Sri Lanka · 423 km · 2,591 h sun/yr · best in Feb