Arugam Bay vs Colombo: which is better, month by month

Arugam Bay beats Colombo in all 12 months — its lead peaks in May (82 vs 43).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Arugam Bay vs Colombo — all 12 months

MonthArugam BayColomboWinnerGap
January78Bhot, rainy, muggy air70Bsweltering, rainyArugam Bay8
February86Ahot, a little rain, muggy air72Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityArugam Bay14
March86Asweltering, rainy, muggy air66Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityArugam Bay20
April85Asweltering, rainy, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay25
May82Asweltering, rainy, clean air43Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay39
June88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay36
July90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay31
August89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay33
September88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air55Dsweltering, soaked, clean airArugam Bay33
October77Bsweltering, soaked, clean air47Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay30
November63Csweltering, soaked, clean air45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airArugam Bay18
December73Bhot, soaked, clean air64Csweltering, rainy, muggy airArugam Bay9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (82 vs 43). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Arugam Bay

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month
July 90/100
Months won
12 of 12

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month
February 72/100
Months won
0 of 12

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