Bentota monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Bentota average temperature chart (Celsius) Bentota average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bentota (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30 30.4 31 31.1 30.3 29.6 29.3 29.2 29.3 29.3 29.5 29.6
°F 86 86.7 87.8 87.9 86.5 85.3 84.7 84.5 84.8 84.7 85.2 85.2

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.

Bentota monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bentota monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bentota (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 83 100 144 262 377 252 204 180 279 375 310 180
inches 3.3 3.9 5.6 10.3 14.8 9.9 8 7.1 11 14.8 12.2 7.1
Rainy days 5 5 8 13 13 14 10 10 13 15 14 10

Average annual rainfall in Bentota: 2831.42475mm (1114.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Bentota average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bentota
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.1 8.8 9 8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.6 7.1 7.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Bentota average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bentota average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bentota (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.8 22.2 23.2 24.1 24.9 24.8 24.3 24.3 24.1 23.4 22.8 22.4
Max °C 30.2 30.6 31.2 31.2 30.4 29.7 29.4 29.3 29.5 29.4 29.7 29.8
Min °F 71.2 71.9 73.7 75.4 76.8 76.6 75.7 75.8 75.3 74.1 73 72.3
Max °F 78.8 79.5 80.9 81.8 81.7 81.1 80.3 80.2 80.2 79.5 79.3 78.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bentota average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bentota average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bentota in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.6 28 28.9 29.7 29.2 28.1 27.3 27.2 27.6 28.1 28.5 28
°F 81.7 82.4 84.1 85.5 84.6 82.5 81.2 81 81.6 82.7 83.2 82.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bentota average winspeed by month (km/h) Bentota average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bentota (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 10 9 8 12 14 13 13 13 10 9 10
mph 7 7 6 5 7 9 8 8 8 6 5 6

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.

Bentota relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bentota
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
74% 74% 76% 80% 82% 81% 80% 79% 80% 81% 81% 79%

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Bentota weather stats

Bentota weather statistics
Hottest month: April 31.1°C 88°F
Driest month: January 83mm 3.3ins
Sunniest month: March 9hrs
Coldest month: January 30°C 86°F
Wettest month: May 377mm 14.8ins
Warmest sea: April 29.7°C 85.5°F
Map showing location of Bentota (6.4254, 79.9948) Bentota map pin © Google

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