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Monthly climate in Matale, Central, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matale features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1892 mm (74.5 inches) and receives 240 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matale enjoys an average of 3741 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Matale, Central, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Matale are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matale experiences 328 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 Matale, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Matale, Central, Sri Lanka §

Matale usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 26 rainy days and 306 mm (12.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matale are January, February and March. On average, 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Matale, 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) 79 (3.1) 52 (2.1) 81 (3.2) 151 (6.0) 177 (7.0) 88 (3.4) 99 (3.9) 113 (4.4) 151 (5.9) 356 (14.0) 385 (15.2) 160 (6.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 13 18 24 24 22 23 23 29 25 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Matale, Central, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Matale are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matale: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Matale, 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 262 309 333 331 320 332 336 334 310 296 268 304
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 43m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 27m 12h 32m 12h 29m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 46m 11h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Matale, Central, Sri Lanka §

Matale 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, July 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 Matale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Matale, 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 14 15 15 14 13 12 13 14 13 12 11