Colombo vs Kandy: which is better, month by month

Kandy beats Colombo in 10 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (78 vs 52) — and they are within 3 points in December to January.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month: February 72/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Kandy

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month: February 78/100
Months won: 10 of 12

Colombo vs Kandy — all 12 months

Month	Colombo	Kandy	Winner	Gap
January	70Bsweltering, rainy	73Bhot, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
February	72Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality	78Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	Kandy	6
March	66Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality	72Bsweltering, rainy, muggy air	Kandy	6
April	60Csweltering, soaked, muggy air	64Csweltering, soaked, muggy air	Kandy	4
May	43Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	60Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Kandy	17
June	52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	78Bhot, a little rain, clean air	Kandy	26
July	59Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	74Bhot, rainy, clean air	Kandy	15
August	56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	75Bhot, rainy, clean air	Kandy	19
September	55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	72Bhot, rainy, clean air	Kandy	17
October	47Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	55Dhot, soaked, clean air	Kandy	8
November	45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	51Dhot, soaked, clean air	Kandy	6
December	64Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	67Chot, soaked, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (52 vs 78). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.