Gangaramaya Temple
Gangaramaya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Colombo. It is one of the 23 sights of Sri Lanka featured on this site and is the 14th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The temple is 7 km from the capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, and about 11 km from Colombo Ratmalana International Airport. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to the Lotus Tower, located 1.2 km away, or the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, which is 2.5 km away.
Weather in Colombo varies throughout the year. The hottest months are January, February, March, April, and May, with daily highs reaching 30 °C or 31 °C. The wettest period occurs between April and November, with the most rain falling in November (about 334 mm) and May (about 310 mm). The driest months are February and August.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 27 °C on average. The wettest is November, with about 334 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Rainfall, mm | 80 | 67 | 103 | 227 | 310 | 190 | 111 | 108 | 213 | 305 | 334 | 124 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
