Annual mean 23°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind N
Warmest
28.5 °C
Coldest
24.5 °C
Wettest
15%
Windiest
2.5 m/s
Prevailing
N
1.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Nuwara Eliya over the whole year is 23°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. Nuwara Eliya has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in March, the driest month, to 23% in November, the wettest. Winds in Nuwara Eliya are highest in June, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in April, at 0.9 m/s (3 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Nuwara Eliya come in March, when the sky is typically 53% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Nuwara Eliya climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
25°C
19°C
27°C
12%
63%
1.1 m/s
56
51
25
February
26°C
19°C
28°C
9%
56%
1.3 m/s
48
54
21
March
27°C
20°C
30°C
8%
53%
1.2 m/s
31
52
15
April
28°C
21°C
31°C
11%
59%
0.9 m/s
22
48
11
May
28°C
21°C
31°C
17%
70%
1.4 m/s
20
44
11
June
27°C
21°C
30°C
12%
68%
2.0 m/s
19
49
15
July
27°C
22°C
30°C
11%
69%
2.0 m/s
20
51
15
August
27°C
21°C
29°C
12%
70%
1.9 m/s
20
53
14
September
27°C
21°C
29°C
16%
71%
1.6 m/s
21
52
14
October
26°C
20°C
29°C
21%
72%
1.1 m/s
27
51
15
November
26°C
20°C
29°C
23%
74%
0.9 m/s
34
50
16
December
25°C
20°C
28°C
19%
69%
1.1 m/s
46
51
19
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Nuwara Eliya weather by season
Year round, Nuwara Eliya has days of about 25°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 23°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Nuwara Eliya weather in winterDecember to February
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 13%
Winter in Nuwara Eliya has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Nuwara Eliya weather in springMarch to May
High 28°CLow 21°CRain 12%
Spring in Nuwara Eliya has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Nuwara Eliya weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 12%
Summer in Nuwara Eliya has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Nuwara Eliya weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 20%
Autumn in Nuwara Eliya has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Nuwara Eliya?
Nuwara Eliya has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in March, the driest month, to 23% in November, the wettest.
What time of year is Nuwara Eliya windiest?
Winds in Nuwara Eliya are highest in June, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in April, at 0.9 m/s (3 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Nuwara Eliya year round?
The average temperature in Nuwara Eliya over the whole year is 23°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.