Climate of Puttalam
Puttalam has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Puttalam is 57° degrees and there is about 375 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 108 days a year with an average humidity of 77% 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 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 23°C and 27°C
- Rain: it rains 210 days and there is a total of approximately 953 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3256 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 29°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in March |
Coldest month: | 29°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 23°C and 27°C |
Dry days: | 155 days |
Days with rain: | 210 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 953 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3256 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Puttalam.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Puttalam.
Climate table of Puttalam
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Puttalam. 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 Puttalam 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 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 85 |
Night temp. (°F) | 73 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 13 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 65 | 73 | 51 |
Days with rain | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
Dry days | 19 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Puttalam
The best time to visit Puttalam in Sri Lanka is from January through September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Puttalam is 89°F in March and the lowest is 85°F in January.
Climate of Puttalam by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Puttalam? 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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