The estate’s almanac මේ මාසය
This month in Galaha.
What the hills are usually like, month by month: the warmth of the afternoon, how often the dawn begins in mist, when the sun rises over the ridge, how the trail is walking and what is happening nearby.
January in Galaha
On the trail Most settled
- Days
- 24°C
- Rain
- 37%
- Mornings
- 11% / 27%
- Misty dawns
- 43%
- Sunrise
- 06:24
Afternoon warmth; nights about 18°C
of days with a shower; about 95 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:09 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Thai Pongal, the Tamil harvest festival, kept by the tea estate communities of the hills (mid-January).
February in Galaha
On the trail Most settled
- Days
- 25°C
- Rain
- 33%
- Mornings
- 7% / 25%
- Misty dawns
- 36%
- Sunrise
- 06:25
Afternoon warmth; nights about 18°C
of days with a shower; about 55 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:18 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Independence Day, 4 February.
March in Galaha
On the trail Dry season
- Days
- 28°C
- Rain
- 42%
- Mornings
- 5% / 29%
- Misty dawns
- 22%
- Sunrise
- 06:14
Afternoon warmth; nights about 19°C
of days with a shower; about 73 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:19 (mid-month)
April in Galaha
On the trail Dry season
- Days
- 28°C
- Rain
- 63%
- Mornings
- 6% / 44%
- Misty dawns
- 11%
- Sunrise
- 05:59
Afternoon warmth; nights about 20°C
of days with a shower; about 134 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:16 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Aluth Avurudu), 13 and 14 April: games, sweets and the auspicious times families keep.
May in Galaha
On the trail Monsoon
- Days
- 27°C
- Rain
- 66%
- Mornings
- 17% / 45%
- Misty dawns
- 18%
- Sunrise
- 05:50
Afternoon warmth; nights about 20°C
of days with a shower; about 167 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:17 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Vesak, at the May full moon: lanterns and lit pandals in every town, Kandy included.
June in Galaha
On the trail Monsoon
- Days
- 26°C
- Rain
- 44%
- Mornings
- 14% / 27%
- Misty dawns
- 11%
- Sunrise
- 05:52
Afternoon warmth; nights about 20°C
of days with a shower; about 53 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:24 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Poson, at the June full moon.
July in Galaha
On the trail Second window
- Days
- 26°C
- Rain
- 52%
- Mornings
- 14% / 36%
- Misty dawns
- 13%
- Sunrise
- 05:58
Afternoon warmth; nights about 20°C
of days with a shower; about 75 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:28 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- The Kandy Esala Perahera, the island's great procession, runs for about ten nights around the Esala full moon (July or August); Kandy is about 45 minutes away.
August in Galaha
On the trail Second window
- Days
- 26°C
- Rain
- 53%
- Mornings
- 17% / 34%
- Misty dawns
- 12%
- Sunrise
- 06:01
Afternoon warmth; nights about 20°C
of days with a shower; about 78 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:22 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- The Kandy Esala Perahera may fall in August, depending on the full moon.
September in Galaha
On the trail Second window
- Days
- 26°C
- Rain
- 51%
- Mornings
- 14% / 32%
- Misty dawns
- 8%
- Sunrise
- 05:58
Afternoon warmth; nights about 19°C
of days with a shower; about 79 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 18:07 (mid-month)
October in Galaha
On the trail Monsoon
- Days
- 26°C
- Rain
- 74%
- Mornings
- 20% / 56%
- Misty dawns
- 22%
- Sunrise
- 05:54
Afternoon warmth; nights about 19°C
of days with a shower; about 229 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 17:52 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Deepavali, the festival of lights, often in October or November, kept by the Hindu communities of the hills.
November in Galaha
On the trail Monsoon
- Days
- 25°C
- Rain
- 77%
- Mornings
- 23% / 60%
- Misty dawns
- 32%
- Sunrise
- 05:58
Afternoon warmth; nights about 19°C
of days with a shower; about 309 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 17:46 (mid-month)
December in Galaha
On the trail Dry season
- Days
- 24°C
- Rain
- 58%
- Mornings
- 17% / 41%
- Misty dawns
- 40%
- Sunrise
- 06:11
Afternoon warmth; nights about 18°C
of days with a shower; about 129 mm in the month
Chance of rain in a morning hour, then an afternoon hour
of mornings begin in mist or low cloud
Sunset 17:54 (mid-month)
Nearby this month
- Christmas, and the cool, clear evenings of the year's end.
Typical conditions from ten years of hourly records for the hills around Galaha (Open-Meteo, ERA5, 2016–2025), never a forecast. Festival dates follow the lunar calendar and change each year; we confirm them when you enquire.
