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Monthly climate in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Padaviya Divisional Secretariat features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1298 mm (51.1 inches) and receives 162 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Padaviya Divisional Secretariat enjoys an average of 3848 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 86 °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, Padaviya Divisional Secretariat 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 Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, 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
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka §

Padaviya Divisional Secretariat usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 228 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat are February, March and June. On average, 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, 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) 94 (3.7) 27 (1.1) 42 (1.7) 51 (2.0) 105 (4.1) 38 (1.5) 75 (2.9) 75 (3.0) 107 (4.2) 222 (8.7) 270 (10.6) 192 (7.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 7 8 11 15 7 12 12 13 21 25 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat: January, November and December receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, 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 264 310 346 343 341 337 344 341 324 317 279 296
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 18m 12h 30m 12h 37m 12h 33m 12h 23m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 42m 11h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka §

Padaviya Divisional Secretariat 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, 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 Padaviya Divisional Secretariat UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, 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 11 10