Weligama weather by month
The best time to visit Weligama is January to March — 89/100 in February, 31°C and 11 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, December to April (83/100 on average).
The worst month is November at 64/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See November →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Sri Lanka →
Best season: December to April (83/100 on average) · worst November (64/100)
- Days
- 31°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 11
- Sun
- 10.6 h
- Humidity
- 79%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Weligama, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Weligama is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Weligama through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Weligama in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyFebruary break in Sri Lanka, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Weligama
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters name November through April as the dry season on this stretch of Sri Lanka's south coast, with February squarely inside it - sunny conditions and calm, clear seas are the norm, good for the area's famous beginner-friendly surf breaks. Posters describe Weligama itself as more of a surf town, while nearby Mirissa offers a reef-protected, calmer swimming option for anyone less interested in the waves - both Weligama and neighboring Ahangama and Midigama stay in surf season through April. Posters consistently recommend the area for beginner surf lessons specifically, with plenty of surf schools and instructors offering both group and one-on-one sessions.
Sri Lanka's forum notes the southwest monsoon runs May through September, and while some posters described August days as sunny with just the odd late-afternoon shower, the bigger practical issue for Weligama and the rest of the south coast is the sea itself - monsoon swell makes the water genuinely unsafe for swimming outside a handful of reef-protected spots like Hikkaduwa and Unawatuna. Weligama specifically also gets a mention for having murkier water than neighboring beaches due to a nearby river mouth, regardless of season. Despite the rough seas, posters said the town stays lively as a secondary August high season.
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