Galle monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Galle average temperature chart (Celsius) Galle average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Galle (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.4 29.7 30.5 30.5 29.8 29.1 28.8 28.6 28.8 28.8 29.1 29.1
°F 84.8 85.5 86.8 87 85.6 84.4 83.8 83.4 83.9 83.9 84.4 84.3

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.

Galle monthly rainfall chart (mm) Galle monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Galle (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 101 122 234 304 207 202 173 249 340 296 181
inches 3.7 4 4.8 9.2 12 8.1 7.9 6.8 9.8 13.4 11.7 7.1
Rainy days 5 5 7 12 12 12 10 10 12 14 14 10

Average annual rainfall in Galle: 2587.533mm (1018.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Galle average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Galle
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.9 8.6 8.9 7.8 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.9

Day / night temperatures

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

Galle average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Galle average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Galle (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.5 21.9 23 23.9 24.5 24.4 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.1 22.6 22.2
Max °C 29.6 29.9 30.7 30.7 29.9 29.3 28.9 28.7 29 29 29.3 29.3
Min °F 70.6 71.4 73.3 75 76.1 75.8 74.7 74.7 74.6 73.5 72.6 71.9
Max °F 77.9 78.6 80.2 81.1 81 80.2 79.3 79.2 79.3 78.8 78.6 78.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Galle average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Galle average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Galle in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.7 28.2 29 29.8 29.4 28.5 28 27.8 28.1 28.4 28.6 28.1
°F 81.9 82.7 84.2 85.6 84.9 83.3 82.4 82.1 82.5 83.2 83.5 82.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Galle relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Galle
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
75% 75% 77% 80% 82% 81% 79% 79% 80% 81% 81% 79%

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Galle weather stats

Galle weather statistics
Hottest month: April 30.5°C 86.9°F
Driest month: January 94mm 3.7ins
Sunniest month: March 8.9hrs
Coldest month: January 29.4°C 84.9°F
Wettest month: October 340mm 13.4ins
Warmest sea: April 29.8°C 85.6°F
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