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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Best Time to Visit
Trying to choose between New Zealand and Sri Lanka? The right answer almost always comes down to when you can travel. Here's the month-by-month breakdown.
🇳🇿
New Zealand
Oceania
Two seasons — both stunning.
Peak: January, February, March, September, October, November
best
good
shoulder
off-season
Month-by-month: which is better?
| Month | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | best | best | tie |
| February | best | best | tie |
| March | best | best | tie |
| April | good | good | tie |
| May | good | shoulder | New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
| June | good | good | tie |
| July | shoulder | good | Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 |
| August | good | shoulder | New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
| September | best | shoulder | New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
| October | best | good | New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
| November | best | shoulder | New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
| December | good | shoulder | New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
Pick New Zealand 🇳🇿 if you're going in…
May, August, September, October, November, December
Great Walks huts/bookings open ~early June for the next summer — they sell out in hours.
Pick Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 if you're going in…
July
If your dates are fixed, switch coasts to dodge the monsoon.
Months where both are equally good: January, February, March, April, June.