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Best Time for Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle
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Sweet spot: February, March, June. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- The dry-zone triangle at its driest — Sigiriya's frescoes and mirror wall before ten beats both heat and queues, and elephants gather at Minneriya's tank.
- 'The Gathering' peaks — hundreds of elephants on Minneriya's grass — and the Kandy Esala Perahera parades tusked processions through torch-lit streets.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.4°C | 27.7°C | 108 mm | 11.6 h | |
| February | 20.5°C | 29.4°C | 82 mm | 11.7 h | |
| March | 21.6°C | 32.0°C | 84 mm | 11.9 h | |
| April | 23.5°C | 32.5°C | 136 mm | 12.2 h | |
| May | 24.2°C | 31.2°C | 113 mm | 12.4 h | |
| June | 24.0°C | 30.6°C | 43 mm | 12.5 h | |
| July | 23.6°C | 30.9°C | 41 mm | 12.4 h | |
| August | 23.4°C | 31.4°C | 56 mm | 12.3 h | |
| September | 23.2°C | 31.5°C | 86 mm | 12.0 h | |
| October | 22.9°C | 30.3°C | 226 mm | 11.8 h | |
| November | 22.3°C | 28.3°C | 287 mm | 11.6 h | |
| December | 21.5°C | 27.5°C | 259 mm | 11.5 h |