Climate of Batticaloa
Batticaloa has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Batticaloa is 58° degrees and there is about 441 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 98 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 33°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 24°C and 26°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 27°C and 31°C
- Rain: it rains 229 days and there is a total of approximately 1120 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3603 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 33°C |
Warmest month: | 33°C in May |
Coldest month: | 27°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 24°C and 26°C |
Sea temperature: | between 27°C and 31°C |
Dry days: | 136 days |
Days with rain: | 229 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1120 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3603 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Batticaloa.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Batticaloa.
Climate table of Batticaloa
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Batticaloa. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Batticaloa might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 82 |
Night temp. (°F) | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
Water temp. (°F) | 81 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 45 | 35 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 76 | 91 |
Days with rain | 18 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Dry days | 13 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Batticaloa
The best time to visit Batticaloa in Sri Lanka is from February through April and September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Batticaloa is 92°F in June and the lowest is 81°F in January. The highest water temperature is 87°F and at its coldest the water is 81°F.
Climate of Batticaloa by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Batticaloa? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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