Climate in Bandarawela (Sri Lanka)

The climate of Bandarawela is tropical, although tempered by the altitude. There is no real dry season, however, there is a relatively dry period from June to August, while the rainiest months are October and November, followed by April and December.

Bandarawela is a city of 32,000 inhabitants, located in the south-east of Sri Lanka, in the Province of Uva, and at 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) above sea level. We are in the area of ​​Sri Lanka occupied by mountains and plateaus.
Nearby, at the same altitude, is the town of Diyatalawa.



Although it is not as cold as Nuwara Eliya, in winter, especially in January, the temperature at night can drop to 9/10 °C (48/50 °F).
Instead, on the warmest days of the year, from March to October, the temperature can reach around 30 °C (86 °F).

In Sri Lanka, rainfall depends on slope exposure. In this area, the northeast monsoon produces heavy rains from October to January.
In April, the month in which the sun passes at the zenith, there is an increase in rainfall, which can continue also in May.
Around mid-May, a cyclone can form over the Bay of Bengal, which can bring heavy rains throughout Sri Lanka, which can cause landslides and floods in the inland and mountainous areas.
From June to August, the period of the southwest monsoon, rainfall is rare, since this area is on the eastern side.

Sri Lanka is in the path of tropical cyclones. Typically, on the Indian Ocean north of the Equator, cyclones occur from April to December, although Sri Lanka is usually only affected in November and December, and more rarely in May. In fact, usually in mid-May, sometimes there can be heavy rains, caused by cyclones that form in the Bay of Bengal, even if they are at the beginning of their life. However, since the sea is warm all year round, in theory they can also form from January to March, perhaps in a light form (such as tropical storms).

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The best months to visit Bandarawela are February and March, along with the summer period, from June to August, being the two driest periods of the year.

Bandarawela - Climate data

In Bandarawela, the average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 18.9 °C, that of the warmest month (May) is of 22.4 °C. Here are the average temperatures.