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Monthly climate in Kuliyapitiya, North Western, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuliyapitiya features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2070 mm (81.5 inches) and receives 255 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuliyapitiya enjoys an average of 3736 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 Kuliyapitiya, North Western, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Kuliyapitiya are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuliyapitiya 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 Kuliyapitiya, North Western, 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 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuliyapitiya, North Western, Sri Lanka §

Kuliyapitiya usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 27 rainy days and 299 mm (11.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuliyapitiya are January, February and March. On average, 53 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuliyapitiya, North Western, 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) 51 (2.0) 24 (0.9) 83 (3.3) 136 (5.4) 244 (9.6) 209 (8.2) 146 (5.7) 181 (7.1) 209 (8.2) 325 (12.8) 330 (13.0) 132 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 5 16 24 29 29 26 27 26 30 24 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuliyapitiya, North Western, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Kuliyapitiya are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuliyapitiya: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuliyapitiya, North Western, 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 266 311 334 332 316 326 333 330 309 297 271 307
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 Kuliyapitiya, North Western, Sri Lanka §

Kuliyapitiya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Kuliyapitiya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuliyapitiya, North Western, 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 14 14 13 13 13 14 13 11 10