Climate
Due to the high altitude, Nuwara Eliya has a much cooler climate than the lowlands of Sri Lanka, with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C. But the temperature changes and sometimes it can be as low as 3°C. In the winter months it is quite cold at night, and there can even be frost. though it rapidly warms up as the tropical sun climbs higher during the day.
| Climate data for Nuwara Eliya | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 36 (2) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
79 (26) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
73 (23) |
75 (24) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
79 (26) |
|
| Average high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
70 (21) |
72 (22) |
72 (22) |
70 (21) |
66 (19) |
64 (18) |
66 (19) |
66 (19) |
68 (20) |
68 (20) |
68 (20) |
68 (20) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 46 (8) |
45 (7) |
46 (8) |
48 (9) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
55 (13) |
54 (12) |
54 (12) |
52 (11) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
50 (10) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 28 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
32 (0) |
37 (3) |
34 (1) |
45 (7) |
45 (7) |
45 (7) |
41 (5) |
41 (5) |
34 (1) |
32 (0) |
28 (−2) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 6.69 (170) |
1.69 (43) |
4.29 (109) |
4.69 (119) |
6.89 (175) |
10.91 (277) |
11.81 (300) |
7.72 (196) |
8.9 (226) |
10.59 (269) |
9.49 (241) |
7.99 (203) |
91.65 (2,328) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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