Trincomalee: weather and best time to visit
Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 35°C; the coolest month is January at around 27°C. The sea is warmest in May at about 30°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Trincomalee
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Trincomalee climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 24° | 27° | 18 | 10 | 79 | 64 | 48 |
| Feb | 28° | 24° | 28° | 12 | 11 | 84 | 66 | 50 |
| Mar | 30° | 25° | 29° | 9 | 11 | 88 | 65 | 49 |
| Apr | 32° | 26° | 30° | 13 | 11 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| May | 35° | 27° | 30° | 11 | 10 | 76 | 41 | 36 |
| Jun | 35° | 27° | 30° | 5 | 11 | 83 | 52 | 47 |
| Jul | 35° | 26° | 29° | 9 | 10 | 77 | 43 | 40 |
| Aug | 35° | 26° | 29° | 10 | 10 | 77 | 43 | 37 |
| Sep | 34° | 26° | 29° | 13 | 10 | 74 | 39 | 31 |
| Oct | 31° | 25° | 29° | 19 | 10 | 79 | 49 | 33 |
| Nov | 29° | 25° | 29° | 24 | 9 | 78 | 59 | 43 |
| Dec | 27° | 24° | 28° | 24 | 9 | 77 | 62 | 46 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Trincomalee in January
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 24°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 18 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Trincomalee in February
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for February →
Trincomalee in March
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 9 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Trincomalee in April
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 13 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for April →
Trincomalee in May
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 27°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 11 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for May →
Trincomalee in June
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 27°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 5 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Trincomalee in July
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 26°C. July is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 9 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Trincomalee in August
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Trincomalee in September
Daytime highs around 34°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 13 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: poorHiking: poorMore destinations for September →
Trincomalee in October
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for October →
Trincomalee in November
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 24 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Trincomalee in December
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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