Climate of Polpithigama
Polpithigama has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Polpithigama is 61° degrees and there is about 323 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 127 days a year with an average humidity of 74% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 29°C and 35°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 20°C and 25°C
- Rain: it rains 194 days and there is a total of approximately 819 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3378 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 29°C and 35°C |
Warmest month: | 35°C in April |
Coldest month: | 29°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 20°C and 25°C |
Dry days: | 171 days |
Days with rain: | 194 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 819 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3378 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Polpithigama.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Polpithigama.
Climate table of Polpithigama
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Polpithigama. 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 Polpithigama 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) | 85 | 88 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 85 |
Night temp. (°F) | 68 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 71 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 15 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 76 | 60 | 39 |
Days with rain | 16 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Dry days | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Polpithigama
The best time to visit Polpithigama in Sri Lanka is from January and February and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Polpithigama is 95°F in April and the lowest is 85°F in January.
Climate of Polpithigama by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Polpithigama? 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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