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fiogf49gjkf0d THE CLIMATE IS TYPICALLY TROPICAL IN THE LOWLANDS WITH
TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES. IN THE HIGHLANDS TEMPERATURES
MAY FALL TO 16 DEGREES. SRI LANKA RECEIVES RAINFALL FROM
TWO MONSOONS AND FROM CONVECTIONAL PRECIPITATION. THE NORTH
EAST MONSOON RAINS OCCUR IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY. FROM
MAY TO JULY THE SOUTH, WEST AND CENTRAL REGIONS RECEIVE RAIN
FROM THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON. EVEN WHEN MONSOON WINDS BLOW
THEIR STRONGEST, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND WILL BE CALM
AND SUNNY. FROST MAY OCCUR IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, ALTHOUGH
IT IS VERY RARE.
CLOTHING: LIGHTWEIGHT OR TROPICS ALL YEAR ROUND. COTTON
IS RECOMMENDED. COMFORTABLE SHOES ARE ADVISABLE. THE
BRIEFEST SWIMWEAR IS ACCEPTABLE ON THE BEACH MANY WOMEN
GO TOP LESS IN RESORTS EVENTHOUGH IT IS ILLEGAL. IMMODEST
DRESS, SUCH AS SHORTS, SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN TOWNS. MEN
SHOULD WEAR A BUSINESS SUIT OR A SAFARI SUIT IN THE
EVENINGS AND WOMEN SHOULD ALSO DRESS UP PROPERLY.
COLOMBO ALT 7M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 30 30 31 31 30 30 29 29 29 29 29 30
MIN C 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24
RAIN MM 83 63 114 254 335 190 129 96 157 353 307 152
HUMIDITY AM 87 90 91 91 87 86 85 85 87 91 93 91
% PM 59 60 62 67 72 73 72 72 72 72 70 64
NUWARA ELIYA ALT 1880M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 19 21 22 22 21 19 18 19 19 20 20 20
MIN C 8 7 8 9 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 9
RAIN MM 170 43 109 119 175 277 300 196 226 269 241 203
HUMIDITY AM 89 87 84 89 88 89 89 89 88 89 89 91
% PM 69 68 66 79 79 86 83 83 84 85 83 80
TRINCOMALEE ALT 7M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 27 28 29 32 33 33 33 33 33 31 29 27
MIN C 24 24 24 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24
RAIN MM 173 66 48 58 69 28 51 107 107 221 358 363
HUMIDITY AM 79 72 72 69 67 65 65 65 65 72 80 80
% PM 78 70 70 68 61 54 53 56 61 69 78 79
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