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Monthly climate in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dambulla features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1662 mm (65.4 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dambulla enjoys an average of 3737 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Dambulla are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dambulla experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka §

Dambulla usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 280 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dambulla are February, June and August. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 101 (4.0) 68 (2.7) 91 (3.6) 115 (4.5) 144 (5.7) 47 (1.9) 69 (2.7) 63 (2.5) 125 (4.9) 312 (12.3) 320 (12.6) 208 (8.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 13 13 16 19 16 17 16 19 24 25 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Dambulla are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dambulla: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257 304 335 331 322 335 339 337 311 299 266 297
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 42m 11h 51m 12h 4m 12h 17m 12h 28m 12h 33m 12h 30m 12h 21m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 45m 11h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka §

Dambulla experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dambulla UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dambulla, Central, Sri Lanka.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 12 13 15 15 14 13 13 14 14 13 12 11