Shoulder season. January is a solid shoulder-season choice for Sri Lanka. In January, Sri Lanka averages 24°C, with about 10 hours of sunshine a day and roughly 3.8 rainy days a week. Here's what those numbers mean for a trip.
That's about 2.2°C cooler than Sri Lanka's yearly average — expect milder conditions than peak summer. January is the coolest month of the year in Sri Lanka.
Pack layers — warm days, cooler evenings — plus light rain cover.
January is a solid shoulder-season choice for Sri Lanka. It averages 24°C with 10 hours of sun a day and about 3.8 rainy days a week.
Sri Lanka averages 24°C in January, based on roughly twenty years of climate records.
Expect about 3.8 rainy days a week in January, with 10 hours of sunshine a day on average.