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Monthly climate in Wellawaya, Uva, Sri Lanka

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wellawaya features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1784 mm (70.2 inches) and receives 204 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wellawaya enjoys an average of 3788 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 Wellawaya, Uva, Sri Lanka §

The warmest months in Wellawaya are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wellawaya experiences 315 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 Wellawaya, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wellawaya, Uva, Sri Lanka §

Wellawaya usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 22 rainy days and 277 mm (10.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wellawaya are June, July and August. On average, 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wellawaya, 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) 80 (3.2) 90 (3.5) 104 (4.1) 155 (6.1) 173 (6.8) 60 (2.4) 75 (3.0) 76 (3.0) 147 (5.8) 311 (12.2) 347 (13.7) 164 (6.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 14 17 20 21 11 12 12 18 21 26 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Wellawaya, Uva, Sri Lanka §

The sunniest months in Wellawaya are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wellawaya: January, November and December receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wellawaya, 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 266 308 334 331 324 336 340 339 318 305 279 302
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 45m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 24m 12h 29m 12h 27m 12h 18m 12h 8m 11h 57m 11h 48m 11h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Wellawaya, Uva, Sri Lanka §

Wellawaya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Wellawaya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wellawaya, 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) 13 15 16 16 15 13 13 14 15 14 12 11