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Monthly climate in Ampara, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ampara features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1446 mm (56.9 inches) and receives 208 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ampara enjoys an average of 3878 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ampara, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Ampara are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (85 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ampara experiences 329 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 Ampara, Eastern Province, 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
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ampara, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka §

Ampara usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 239 mm (9.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ampara are April, June and July. On average, 57 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ampara, Eastern Province, 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) 109 (4.3) 86 (3.4) 79 (3.1) 62 (2.4) 105 (4.2) 48 (1.9) 60 (2.4) 63 (2.5) 116 (4.6) 197 (7.8) 294 (11.6) 226 (8.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 17 14 14 19 11 14 14 19 23 26 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Ampara, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Ampara are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ampara: January, November and December receive an average of 9 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ampara, Eastern Province, 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 262 307 340 340 344 342 348 344 329 322 292 303
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 44m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 26m 12h 31m 12h 28m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 46m 11h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Ampara, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka §

Ampara 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.June, 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 Ampara UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ampara, Eastern Province, 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 12 12 13 14 13 12 11