Nuwara Eliya - Photos by Sri Lanka Travel Agency, Sri Lanka, Colombo
Climate
Due to its highland location, Nuwara Eliya has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classificationCfb),[1] with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C (61 °F).
In the winter months there can be frost at night, but it warms up rapidly during the day because of the high sun angle.
[hide]Climate data for Nuwara Eliya (1961–1990, extremes 1869–present)MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearRecord high °C (°F)29.1
(84.4)31.7
(89.1)33.9
(93)29.8
(85.6)32.5
(90.5)27.6
(81.7)29.2
(84.6)29.8
(85.6)25.8
(78.4)27.6
(81.7)28.6
(83.5)27.5
(81.5)33.9
(93)Average high °C (°F)20.0
(68)21.2
(70.2)22.5
(72.5)22.8
(73)21.3
(70.3)18.9
(66)18.5
(65.3)18.7
(65.7)19.2
(66.6)19.8
(67.6)19.8
(67.6)19.4
(66.9)20.2
(68.4)Daily mean °C (°F)14.7
(58.5)15.3
(59.5)16.3
(61.3)17.1
(62.8)17.1
(62.8)16.1
(61)15.7
(60.3)15.7
(60.3)15.7
(60.3)15.8
(60.4)15.6
(60.1)15.2
(59.4)15.9
(60.6)Average low °C (°F)9.4
(48.9)9.4
(48.9)10.2
(50.4)11.4
(52.5)12.8
(55)13.3
(55.9)12.8
(55)12.7
(54.9)12.3
(54.1)11.9
(53.4)11.5
(52.7)11.0
(51.8)11.6
(52.9)Record low °C (°F)−2.6
(27.3)−2.5
(27.5)−1.9
(28.6)0.8
(33.4)0.8
(33.4)6.4
(43.5)6.0
(42.8)5.1
(41.2)5.0
(41)1.2
(34.2)1.4
(34.5)−1.1
(30)−2.6
(27.3)Average precipitation mm (inches)100.6
(3.961)77.7
(3.059)71.5
(2.815)158.4
(6.236)175.9
(6.925)171.9
(6.768)164.9
(6.492)161.0
(6.339)178.8
(7.039)226.8
(8.929)221.7
(8.728)196.0
(7.717)1,905.2
(75.008)Average precipitation days878131316171615181715163Average relative humidity (%) (at Daytime)75676573878484848383828579Mean monthly sunshine hours167.4163.9198.4156.0102.384.068.274.487.0117.8123.0142.61,485Mean daily sunshine hours5.45.86.45.23.32.82.22.42.93.84.14.64.1Source #1: World Meteorological Organization (average high and low, and precipitation),[2] NOAA (mean temperatures and humidity)[3]Source #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1931–1960),[4] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5]
