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

Trincomalee beats Nuwara Eliya in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (80 vs 68) — while Nuwara Eliya wins November to February; they are within 3 points in March and October.

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.

Nuwara Eliya vs Trincomalee — all 12 months

MonthNuwara EliyaTrincomaleeWinnerGap
January86Anice, rainy, clean air77Bhot, rainy, muggy airNuwara Eliya9
February91Snice, rainy, clean air87Asweltering, a little rain, muggy airNuwara Eliya4
March87Awarm, rainy, muggy air90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy airTie3
April75Bwarm, soaked, clean air86Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTrincomalee11
May68Cwarm, soaked, clean air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airTrincomalee12
June85Anice, rainy, clean air89Asweltering, dry, clean airTrincomalee4
July80Anice, soaked, clean air87Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTrincomalee7
August80Anice, soaked, clean air84Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTrincomalee4
September78Bnice, soaked, clean air85Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTrincomalee7
October69Cnice, soaked, clean air71Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
November67Cnice, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airNuwara Eliya8
December82Anice, soaked, clean air68Chot, soaked, clean airNuwara Eliya14

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (82 vs 68). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Nuwara Eliya

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · mild climate

Best month
February 91/100
Months won
4 of 12

Trincomalee

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · tropical climate

Best month
March 90/100
Months won
6 of 12

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