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Monthly climate in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Anuradhapura features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1332 mm (52.5 inches) and receives 182 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Anuradhapura enjoys an average of 3809 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 38 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Anuradhapura are April, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Anuradhapura 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 Anuradhapura, 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)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka §

Anuradhapura usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Anuradhapura are February, March and June. On average, 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Anuradhapura, 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) 71 (2.8) 25 (1.0) 58 (2.3) 81 (3.2) 128 (5.0) 48 (1.9) 60 (2.4) 63 (2.5) 114 (4.5) 258 (10.1) 266 (10.5) 163 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 7 10 14 19 14 12 13 18 23 24 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Anuradhapura are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Anuradhapura: January, November and December receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Anuradhapura, 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 264 310 341 338 333 336 341 337 319 313 271 301
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 40m 11h 50m 12h 3m 12h 17m 12h 29m 12h 35m 12h 32m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 43m 11h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka §

Anuradhapura 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 Very High / 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 Anuradhapura UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Anuradhapura, 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 14 15 13 12 12 13 14 12 12 10