Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ja Ela 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 (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2554 mm (100.6 inches) and receives 272 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ja Ela enjoys an average of 3692 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 42 minutes to 12 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ja Ela are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ja Ela experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Average high | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°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) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ja Ela, Western, Sri Lanka with other places around the world.
Ja Ela usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 28 rainy days and 340 mm (13.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ja Ela are January, February and March. On average, 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68 (2.7) | 61 (2.4) | 122 (4.8) | 144 (5.7) | 284 (11.2) | 270 (10.6) | 205 (8.1) | 250 (9.8) | 245 (9.6) | 377 (14.9) | 358 (14.1) | 170 (6.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Ja Ela are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ja Ela: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 267 | 310 | 330 | 331 | 309 | 321 | 329 | 324 | 299 | 291 | 269 | 306 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 45m | 11h 53m | 12h 4m | 12h 15m | 12h 25m | 12h 30m | 12h 28m | 12h 19m | 12h 8m | 11h 56m | 11h 47m | 11h 42m |
Ja Ela 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.July, 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 Ja Ela UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |