Sigiriya in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sigiriya sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 201 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Sigiriya's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sigiriya's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 201 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sigiriya in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical spring day in Sigiriya reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sigiriya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sigiriya weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	98	14.2	11.6	5.0
Feb	30° / 22°	71	10.6	11.7	4.8
Mar	33° / 23°	47	8.4	11.9	3.9
Apr	34° / 24°	94	14.3	12.2	2.8
May	33° / 25°	60	8.1	12.4	3.3
Jun	33° / 25°	19	4.6	12.5	3.7
Jul	33° / 25°	21	4.5	12.4	3.7
Aug	33° / 25°	27	5.1	12.3	3.6
Sep	33° / 25°	43	8.5	12	3.4
Oct	32° / 24°	166	17.7	11.8	3.2
Nov	30° / 23°	222	22.5	11.6	3.4
Dec	29° / 22°	186	20.4	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sigiriya gets around 201 mm of rain over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sigiriya

In seasonPeak

None of Sigiriya's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Sigiriya's monsoon runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Sigiriya?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sigiriya. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sigiriya in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Sigiriya sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sigiriya in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sigiriya peaks around April 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	13	13	14	13	11	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Sigiriya in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sigiriya is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	21	24	27	28	21	20	20	21	25	24	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sigiriya?

Sigiriya sits at 7.9°N, 80.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Dambulla, 15 km away.

Topography around Sigiriya

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sigiriya.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sigiriya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,870 m.

The land around Sigiriya is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

trees 72%

16 km

577 m

trees 76%

80 km

1,870 m

trees 70%

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Spring weather nearby: Dambulla 15 km · Polonnaruwa 28 km · Anuradhapura 55 km · Matale 55 km · Kurunegala 67 km · Kandy 74 km · Vakarai 78 km · Trincomalee 87 km

Sri Lanka travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 27% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,002; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 47%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.3; per 100k, 2019
Road deaths: 19.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 486
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sigiriya (7.9495°, 80.7504°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.