Nuwara Eliya Weather Records (CE000434730)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nuwara Eliya (CE000434730), Sri Lanka, with 158 years of record.

Key Facts for Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya (CE000434730) is a weather station in Sri Lanka at 6.97 latitude and 80.77 longitude, 1,880 m (6,168 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1869 to 2026, 158 years of record.
1,464 records set at Nuwara Eliya still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nuwara Eliya set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.7 C (58.5 F) on 26 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Sri Lanka, 6.97 latitude, 80.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,880 m (6,168 ft).
Period of record: 1869 to 2026, 158 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nuwara Eliya. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Nuwara Eliya, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.9 C (85.8 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Feb	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)
Mar	27.9 C (82.2 F)	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Apr	29.9 C (85.8 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
May	32.5 C (90.5 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	23.1 C (73.6 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)
Jun	26.4 C (79.5 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	23.1 C (73.6 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Jul	26.6 C (79.9 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)
Aug	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.1 C (41.2 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Sep	25.8 C (78.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)
Nov	28.6 C (83.5 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Nuwara Eliya still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 51.

Standing records at Nuwara Eliya by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1869	23
1870	23
1871	11
1872	2
1873	15
1874	12
1875	44
1876	23
1877	6
1880	8
1881	10
1882	11
1883	5
1884	19
1885	11
1886	9
1887	10
1888	8
1889	15
1890	24
1891	8
1892	13
1893	6
1894	7
1895	6
1896	8
1897	10
1898	8
1899	19
1900	7
1901	8
1902	7
1903	8
1904	19
1905	11
1906	8
1907	9
1908	7
1909	15
1910	7
1911	2
1912	11
1913	25
1914	7
1915	16
1916	15
1917	9
1918	16
1919	4
1920	13
1921	9
1922	7
1925	12
1926	11
1927	16
1928	4
1929	10
1930	12
1931	5
1932	8
1933	7
1934	7
1935	14
1936	1
1937	13
1938	9
1940	3
1941	6
1942	8
1943	16
1944	10
1945	14
1946	12
1947	9
1948	5
1949	2
1950	9
1951	7
1952	7
1953	14
1954	7
1955	8
1956	11
1957	8
1958	7
1959	9
1960	6
1961	6
1962	10
1963	10
1964	16
1965	10
1966	17
1967	9
1968	10
1969	16
1970	14
1971	4
1972	14
1973	21
1974	3
1975	3
1976	5
1977	1
1978	6
1979	1
1980	4
1981	5
1982	3
1983	23
1984	4
1985	2
1986	5
1987	8
1988	4
1989	5
1990	5
1991	4
1992	4
1993	3
1994	3
1995	6
1996	5
1997	10
1998	25
1999	9
2000	6
2001	5
2002	8
2003	13
2004	8
2005	2
2007	1
2008	1
2009	1
2010	7
2011	3
2012	6
2013	2
2014	5
2015	2
2016	4
2017	6
2018	6
2019	6
2020	3
2021	9
2022	4
2023	21
2024	33
2025	51
2026	17

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Nuwara Eliya between 16 February 1918 and 21 May 2012. Each dot is a new record.

When Nuwara Eliya set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1918-02-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -2.5 C (27.5 F)
1927-02-16	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 20.8 C (69.4 F)
1929-01-14	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -2.6 C (27.3 F)
1944-11-28	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 12.3 C (54.1 F)
2012-05-21	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 32.5 C (90.5 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 336.0 mm (13.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nuwara Eliya. The most was 336.0 mm (13.2 in) on 24 October 2001.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nuwara Eliya
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	7 January 1986
Feb	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	15 February 1994
Mar	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	10 March 2023
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 April 2013
May	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	28 May 1993
Jun	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 June 1984
Jul	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	31 July 2026
Aug	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	1 August 1994
Sep	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 September 2005
Oct	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	24 October 2001
Nov	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	23 November 1995
Dec	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	17 December 2012

Period of Record Coverage

1869 to 2026

154 years of record at Nuwara Eliya, 1869 to 2026. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1869, 1874, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1911, 1923, 1924 and others.

Days with data per year at Nuwara Eliya
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1869	262	72%	No
1870	353	97%	Yes
1871	351	96%	Yes
1872	364	99%	Yes
1873	359	98%	Yes
1874	276	76%	No
1875	365	100%	Yes
1876	366	100%	Yes
1877	365	100%	Yes
1880	335	92%	Yes
1881	364	100%	Yes
1882	365	100%	Yes
1883	365	100%	Yes
1884	366	100%	Yes
1885	364	100%	Yes
1886	364	100%	Yes
1887	365	100%	Yes
1888	366	100%	Yes
1889	365	100%	Yes
1890	364	100%	Yes
1891	260	71%	No
1892	309	84%	No
1893	365	100%	Yes
1894	328	90%	No
1895	363	99%	Yes
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	365	100%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	334	92%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	365	100%	Yes
1903	364	100%	Yes
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	347	95%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	275	75%	No
1912	345	94%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	364	99%	Yes
1917	364	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	120	33%	No
1924	31	8%	No
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	333	91%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	364	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	304	83%	No
1937	214	59%	No
1938	304	83%	No
1940	214	58%	No
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	328	90%	No
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	359	98%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	343	94%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	301	82%	No
1990	352	96%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	297	81%	No
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	362	99%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	222	61%	No
2006	197	54%	No
2007	201	55%	No
2008	130	36%	No
2009	261	72%	No
2010	333	91%	Yes
2011	347	95%	Yes
2012	356	97%	Yes
2013	350	96%	Yes
2014	348	95%	Yes
2015	343	94%	Yes
2016	319	87%	No
2017	319	87%	No
2018	278	76%	No
2019	265	73%	No
2020	330	90%	Yes
2021	334	92%	Yes
2022	278	76%	No
2023	339	93%	Yes
2024	143	39%	No
2025	346	95%	Yes
2026	269	74%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Nuwara Eliya
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	tie	140 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	tie	51 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Provisional)	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Tie)	14.9 C (58.8 F)	tie	100 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min (Tie)	14.7 C (58.5 F)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

115 complete years, 1870 to 2025

One stripe for each of 115 complete years at Nuwara Eliya, 1870 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (60.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1875, at 14.0 C (57.2 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.7 C (62.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Nuwara Eliya as warming stripes, 1870 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1870	15.2 C	-0.38 C
1871	15.1 C	-0.43 C
1872	15.1 C	-0.48 C
1875	14.0 C	-1.51 C
1876	14.4 C	-1.09 C
1877	14.6 C	-0.96 C
1881	15.1 C	-0.46 C
1882	14.6 C	-0.93 C
1883	14.6 C	-0.90 C
1884	14.5 C	-1.08 C
1885	14.9 C	-0.67 C
1886	14.9 C	-0.62 C
1887	14.5 C	-1.02 C
1888	15.2 C	-0.33 C
1889	15.7 C	+0.12 C
1890	15.2 C	-0.37 C
1893	15.3 C	-0.26 C
1895	15.0 C	-0.56 C
1896	15.3 C	-0.25 C
1897	15.4 C	-0.15 C
1898	15.0 C	-0.55 C
1899	14.7 C	-0.82 C
1901	15.2 C	-0.38 C
1902	15.2 C	-0.36 C
1903	15.3 C	-0.20 C
1904	14.5 C	-0.99 C
1906	15.7 C	+0.12 C
1907	15.1 C	-0.46 C
1908	15.2 C	-0.38 C
1909	15.0 C	-0.52 C
1910	15.2 C	-0.34 C
1913	15.5 C	-0.05 C
1915	15.9 C	+0.39 C
1917	15.3 C	-0.24 C
1918	15.1 C	-0.41 C
1919	15.5 C	-0.01 C
1920	15.2 C	-0.38 C
1921	15.5 C	-0.04 C
1922	15.3 C	-0.22 C
1925	15.5 C	-0.02 C
1926	15.8 C	+0.27 C
1928	15.5 C	-0.02 C
1929	15.0 C	-0.51 C
1930	15.3 C	-0.27 C
1931	15.6 C	+0.07 C
1932	15.0 C	-0.54 C
1933	15.1 C	-0.45 C
1934	15.3 C	-0.28 C
1941	15.8 C	+0.27 C
1942	15.5 C	-0.06 C
1943	14.7 C	-0.83 C
1944	15.4 C	-0.17 C
1945	15.2 C	-0.36 C
1946	15.2 C	-0.29 C
1947	15.2 C	-0.34 C
1948	15.3 C	-0.23 C
1949	15.1 C	-0.39 C
1950	14.9 C	-0.67 C
1951	15.3 C	-0.25 C
1953	15.7 C	+0.20 C
1954	15.8 C	+0.24 C
1955	15.6 C	+0.06 C
1956	15.3 C	-0.19 C
1957	15.7 C	+0.16 C
1958	16.2 C	+0.68 C
1959	15.8 C	+0.26 C
1960	15.7 C	+0.19 C
1961	15.8 C	+0.22 C
1962	15.8 C	+0.30 C
1963	15.9 C	+0.36 C
1964	15.7 C	+0.16 C
1965	15.5 C	-0.05 C
1966	16.1 C	+0.59 C
1967	15.8 C	+0.31 C
1969	16.3 C	+0.75 C
1970	16.1 C	+0.56 C
1971	15.6 C	+0.08 C
1972	16.0 C	+0.48 C
1973	16.4 C	+0.82 C
1974	15.5 C	-0.07 C
1975	15.7 C	+0.15 C
1976	15.5 C	+0.01 C
1977	15.7 C	+0.19 C
1978	15.5 C	-0.05 C
1979	15.8 C	+0.25 C
1980	15.7 C	+0.13 C
1981	15.7 C	+0.14 C
1982	15.6 C	+0.11 C
1983	16.5 C	+0.94 C
1984	15.6 C	+0.10 C
1985	15.8 C	+0.22 C
1986	15.9 C	+0.36 C
1987	16.4 C	+0.88 C
1988	16.4 C	+0.83 C
1991	16.1 C	+0.57 C
1992	15.7 C	+0.21 C
1993	16.0 C	+0.49 C
1995	16.2 C	+0.65 C
1996	16.0 C	+0.44 C
1997	16.4 C	+0.83 C
1998	16.7 C	+1.18 C
1999	15.9 C	+0.35 C
2000	15.9 C	+0.39 C
2001	16.2 C	+0.65 C
2002	16.3 C	+0.80 C
2003	16.5 C	+0.94 C
2004	16.3 C	+0.72 C
2011	16.1 C	+0.54 C
2012	16.1 C	+0.56 C
2013	15.9 C	+0.40 C
2014	16.3 C	+0.72 C
2015	16.4 C	+0.83 C
2020	16.4 C	+0.85 C
2021	16.2 C	+0.62 C
2025	16.2 C	+0.70 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1870 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 115 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Nuwara Eliya
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade	0.2 F (0.2 to 0.2) per decade	1870 to 2025	115	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.03 C (0.01 to 0.05) per decade	0.05 F (0.01 to 0.08) per decade	1870 to 2025	115	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.2 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	1870 to 2025	115	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1869 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Nuwara Eliya: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	2012	25.2 C (77.4 F)	154
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	1929	1.9 C (35.4 F)	153
Wettest day (Rx1day)	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	2001	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	805.6 mm (31.7 in)	2026	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	2014	9 days	48

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Nuwara Eliya, 1869 to 2026. The record is 32.5 C (90.5 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.2 C (77.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Nuwara Eliya by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1869	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1870	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1871	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1872	23.6 C (74.5 F)
1873	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1874	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1875	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1876	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1877	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1880	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1881	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1882	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1883	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1884	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1885	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1886	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1887	24.6 C (76.3 F)
1888	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1889	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1890	26.2 C (79.2 F)
1891	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1892	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1893	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1894	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1895	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1896	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1897	26.6 C (79.9 F)
1898	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1899	23.6 C (74.5 F)
1900	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1901	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1902	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1903	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1904	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1905	23.8 C (74.8 F)
1906	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1907	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1908	25.1 C (77.2 F)
1909	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1910	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1911	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1912	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1913	25.1 C (77.2 F)
1914	25.9 C (78.6 F)
1915	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1916	26.5 C (79.7 F)
1917	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1918	25.1 C (77.2 F)
1919	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1920	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1921	25.9 C (78.6 F)
1922	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1923	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1924	21.9 C (71.4 F)
1925	24.3 C (75.7 F)
1926	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1927	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1928	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1929	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1930	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1931	25.1 C (77.2 F)
1932	24.1 C (75.4 F)
1933	23.8 C (74.8 F)
1934	25.3 C (77.5 F)
1935	25.3 C (77.5 F)
1936	n/a
1937	23.8 C (74.8 F)
1938	24.1 C (75.4 F)
1939	n/a
1940	23.8 C (74.8 F)
1941	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1942	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1943	24.3 C (75.7 F)
1944	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1945	26.2 C (79.2 F)
1946	26.3 C (79.3 F)
1947	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1948	24.3 C (75.7 F)
1949	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1950	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1951	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1952	24.6 C (76.3 F)
1953	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1954	23.7 C (74.7 F)
1955	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1956	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1957	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1958	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1959	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1960	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1961	25.5 C (77.9 F)
1962	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1963	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1964	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1965	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1966	27.3 C (81.1 F)
1967	26.2 C (79.2 F)
1968	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1970	26.2 C (79.2 F)
1971	25.5 C (77.9 F)
1972	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1973	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1974	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1975	25.1 C (77.2 F)
1976	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1977	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1978	24.3 C (75.7 F)
1979	24.6 C (76.3 F)
1980	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1981	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1982	24.6 C (76.3 F)
1983	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1984	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1985	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1986	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1987	25.3 C (77.5 F)
1988	25.3 C (77.5 F)
1989	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1990	26.8 C (80.2 F)
1991	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1992	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1993	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1994	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1995	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1996	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1997	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1998	27.1 C (80.8 F)
1999	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2000	25.5 C (77.9 F)
2001	25.1 C (77.2 F)
2002	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2003	28.6 C (83.5 F)
2004	25.7 C (78.3 F)
2005	24.9 C (76.8 F)
2006	25.4 C (77.7 F)
2007	29.1 C (84.4 F)
2008	24.6 C (76.3 F)
2009	25.2 C (77.4 F)
2010	26.0 C (78.8 F)
2011	26.5 C (79.7 F)
2012	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2013	29.7 C (85.5 F)
2014	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2015	24.1 C (75.4 F)
2016	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2017	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2018	27.9 C (82.2 F)
2019	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2020	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2021	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2022	23.7 C (74.7 F)
2023	24.9 C (76.8 F)
2024	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2025	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2026	24.0 C (75.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Nuwara Eliya, 1869 to 2026. The record is -2.6 C (27.3 F) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.9 C (35.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Nuwara Eliya by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1869	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1870	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1871	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1872	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1873	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1874	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1875	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1876	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1877	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1880	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1881	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1882	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1883	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1884	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1885	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1886	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1887	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1888	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1889	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1890	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1891	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1892	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1893	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1894	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1895	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1896	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1897	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1898	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1899	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1900	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1901	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1902	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1903	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1904	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1905	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1906	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1907	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1908	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1909	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1910	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1911	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1912	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1913	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1914	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1915	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1916	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1917	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1918	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1919	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1920	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1921	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1922	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1923	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1924	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1925	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1926	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1927	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1928	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1929	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1930	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1931	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1932	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1933	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1934	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1935	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1936	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1937	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1938	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1939	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1940	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1941	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1942	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1943	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1944	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1945	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1946	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1947	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1948	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1949	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1950	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1951	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1952	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1953	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1954	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1955	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1956	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1957	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1958	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1959	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1960	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1961	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1962	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1963	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1964	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1965	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1966	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1967	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1968	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1969	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1970	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1971	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1972	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1973	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1974	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1975	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1976	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1977	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1978	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1979	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1980	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1981	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1982	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1983	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1984	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1985	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1986	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1987	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1988	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1989	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1990	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1991	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1992	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1993	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1994	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1995	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1996	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1997	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1998	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1999	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2000	5.7 C (42.3 F)
2001	2.6 C (36.7 F)
2002	5.8 C (42.4 F)
2003	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2004	5.2 C (41.4 F)
2005	n/a
2006	14.2 C (57.6 F)
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2010	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2011	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2012	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2013	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2014	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2015	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2016	6.0 C (42.8 F)
2017	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2018	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2019	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2020	4.5 C (40.1 F)
2021	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2022	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2023	5.2 C (41.4 F)
2024	6.8 C (44.2 F)
2025	6.0 C (42.8 F)
2026	4.1 C (39.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nuwara Eliya, 1869 to 2026. The record is 336.0 mm (13.2 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nuwara Eliya by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1972	n/a
1973	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1984	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1990	259.1 mm (10.2 in)
1991	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1993	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1994	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1995	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1996	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1998	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1999	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2000	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001	336.0 mm (13.2 in)
2002	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2004	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2006	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2008	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2010	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2012	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2013	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2014	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2015	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2016	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2017	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2018	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2019	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2020	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2021	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2022	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2023	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2024	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2025	n/a
2026	236.5 mm (9.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nuwara Eliya, 1869 to 2026. The record is 805.6 mm (31.7 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nuwara Eliya by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1983	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1986	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1987	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
1989	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1990	271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1991	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1992	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1993	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1994	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1995	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1996	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1997	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1998	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1999	n/a
2000	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2001	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2002	6.3 mm (0.25 in)
2003	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2004	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2005	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2006	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
2007	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2008	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2009	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
2010	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2011	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
2012	255.1 mm (10.0 in)
2013	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
2014	233.9 mm (9.2 in)
2015	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2016	210.6 mm (8.3 in)
2017	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
2018	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
2019	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
2020	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
2021	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2022	210.2 mm (8.3 in)
2023	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
2024	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2025	n/a
2026	805.6 mm (31.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nuwara Eliya, 1869 to 2026. The record is 33 days in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 9 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nuwara Eliya by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	1 day
1970	2 days
1971	2 days
1972	n/a
1973	3 days
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	21 days
1983	10 days
1984	6 days
1985	5 days
1986	7 days
1987	12 days
1988	11 days
1989	11 days
1990	7 days
1991	11 days
1992	9 days
1993	12 days
1994	3 days
1995	8 days
1996	5 days
1997	8 days
1998	4 days
1999	2 days
2000	2 days
2001	5 days
2002	4 days
2003	5 days
2004	6 days
2005	7 days
2006	5 days
2007	6 days
2008	3 days
2009	10 days
2010	17 days
2011	20 days
2012	15 days
2013	18 days
2014	33 days
2015	25 days
2016	21 days
2017	23 days
2018	16 days
2019	20 days
2020	19 days
2021	12 days
2022	15 days
2023	12 days
2024	4 days
2025	n/a
2026	23 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).