Gampola monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

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

Gampola average temperature chart (Celsius) Gampola average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gampola (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.6 26.9 28.2 28.3 27.2 26 25.8 25.8 25.9 26.1 25.9 25.3
°F 78 80.5 82.7 83 80.9 78.7 78.4 78.5 78.7 78.9 78.6 77.6

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.

Gampola monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gampola monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gampola (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 98 90 99 216 169 109 110 116 156 288 283 215
inches 3.9 3.5 3.9 8.5 6.6 4.3 4.3 4.6 6.1 11.3 11.1 8.5
Rainy days 6 5 8 13 12 13 12 12 13 16 16 13

Average annual rainfall in Gampola: 2035.266mm (801.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Gampola average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gampola
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7 7.7 8.4 7.5 6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.1

Day / night temperatures

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

Gampola average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gampola average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gampola (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16.2 16.4 17.6 18.9 19.9 20.1 19.7 19.6 19.1 18.6 18.1 17.5
Max °C 25.8 27.2 28.5 28.6 27.4 26.1 25.9 26 26.1 26.3 26.1 25.5
Min °F 61.2 61.5 63.6 65.9 67.7 68.2 67.5 67.3 66.4 65.4 64.6 63.5
Max °F 69.8 71.2 73.4 74.7 74.5 73.6 73 73 72.7 72.3 71.8 70.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gampola average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gampola average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gampola in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.4 27.9 28.9 29.9 29.6 28.6 28 27.9 28.1 28.5 28.6 27.9
°F 81.4 82.2 84 85.7 85.2 83.5 82.4 82.2 82.6 83.3 83.4 82.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gampola average winspeed by month (km/h) Gampola average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gampola (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 10 9 8 12 16 14 14 13 10 9 11
mph 7 7 6 5 7 10 9 9 8 6 5 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.

Gampola relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gampola
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 72% 72% 78% 80% 80% 80% 79% 79% 81% 82% 80%

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Gampola weather stats

Gampola weather statistics
Hottest month: April 28.3°C 82.9°F
Driest month: February 90mm 3.5ins
Sunniest month: March 8.4hrs
Coldest month: January 25.6°C 78.1°F
Wettest month: October 288mm 11.3ins
Warmest sea: April 29.9°C 85.8°F
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