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Monthly climate in Wattegama, Uva, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wattegama features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1361 mm (53.6 inches) and receives 185 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wattegama enjoys an average of 3896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wattegama, Uva, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Wattegama are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °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, Wattegama 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 Wattegama, Uva, 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)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°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 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wattegama, Uva, Sri Lanka §

Wattegama usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 228 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wattegama are June, July and August. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wattegama, Uva, 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) 72 (2.8) 95 (3.7) 93 (3.7) 103 (4.0) 106 (4.2) 40 (1.6) 40 (1.6) 53 (2.1) 76 (3.0) 198 (7.8) 288 (11.3) 196 (7.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 15 18 17 10 10 12 15 20 25 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Wattegama, Uva, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Wattegama are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wattegama: January, November and December receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wattegama, Uva, 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 266 309 339 340 345 343 347 345 330 324 298 306
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 45m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 25m 12h 29m 12h 27m 12h 19m 12h 8m 11h 57m 11h 47m 11h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Wattegama, Uva, Sri Lanka §

Wattegama 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, November 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 Wattegama UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wattegama, Uva, 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 13 13 14 14 13 11 11