Colombo vs Nuwara Eliya: which is better, month by month

Nuwara Eliya beats Colombo in all 12 months — its lead peaks in June (85 vs 52).

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.

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

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

Nuwara Eliya

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · mild climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 12 of 12

Colombo vs Nuwara Eliya — all 12 months

Month	Colombo	Nuwara Eliya	Winner	Gap
January	70Bsweltering, rainy	86Anice, rainy, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	16
February	72Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality	91Snice, rainy, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	19
March	66Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality	87Awarm, rainy, muggy air	Nuwara Eliya	21
April	60Csweltering, soaked, muggy air	75Bwarm, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	15
May	43Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	68Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	25
June	52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	85Anice, rainy, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	33
July	59Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	80Anice, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	21
August	56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	80Anice, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	24
September	55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	78Bnice, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	23
October	47Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	69Cnice, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	22
November	45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	67Cnice, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	22
December	64Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	82Anice, soaked, clean air	Nuwara Eliya	18

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (52 vs 85). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.