Ampara monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Ampara

Ampara average temperature chart (Celsius) Ampara average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Ampara (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.6 29.8 31 31.9 32 31.6 31.7 31.4 31.2 30.6 29.5 28.6
°F 83.4 85.6 87.7 89.4 89.6 89 89 88.6 88.2 87.1 85.1 83.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Ampara monthly rainfall chart (mm) Ampara monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Ampara (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 210 132 81 97 58 31 51 66 73 195 304 359
inches 8.3 5.2 3.2 3.8 2.3 1.2 2 2.6 2.9 7.7 12 14.1
Rainy days 6 5 5 9 8 7 7 8 9 13 15 13

Average annual rainfall in Ampara: 1746mm (687.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Ampara

Ampara average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Ampara
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.1 8 8.8 8.1 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Ampara average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Ampara average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Ampara (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.5 22.7 23.5 24.6 25.3 25.2 24.8 24.6 24.2 23.9 23.4 23.1
Max °C 28.7 30 31.2 32.1 32.2 31.8 31.9 31.6 31.4 30.8 29.7 28.8
Min °F 72.5 72.8 74.2 76.2 77.5 77.4 76.6 76.3 75.6 74.9 74 73.5
Max °F 78.1 79.3 81.1 82.9 83.7 83.3 82.9 82.6 82 81.1 79.7 78.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Ampara average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Ampara average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Ampara in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.5 28 29 29.9 29.8 29.1 28.8 28.6 28.8 28.9 28.8 27.9
°F 81.4 82.3 84.1 85.9 85.6 84.5 83.8 83.5 83.8 84.1 83.8 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Ampara average winspeed by month (km/h) Ampara average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Ampara (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 14 12 10 16 19 18 18 17 13 12 15
mph 10 9 7 6 10 12 11 11 10 8 7 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Ampara relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Ampara
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 75% 75% 78% 76% 73% 72% 72% 75% 78% 81% 81%

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Ampara weather stats

Ampara weather statistics
Hottest month: May 32°C 89.6°F
Driest month: June 31mm 1.2ins
Sunniest month: March 8.8hrs
Coldest month: January 28.6°C 83.5°F
Wettest month: December 359mm 14.1ins
Warmest sea: April 29.9°C 85.8°F
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