Ja Ela monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Ja Ela average temperature chart (Celsius) Ja Ela average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Ja Ela (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.8 31.6 32.3 32.1 31.3 30.5 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.2 30.2 30.2
°F 87.5 88.8 90.1 89.8 88.3 86.9 86.4 86.5 86.7 86.4 86.4 86.4

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.

Ja Ela monthly rainfall chart (mm) Ja Ela monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Ja Ela (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 51 73 133 248 342 174 116 104 214 363 301 160
inches 2 2.9 5.2 9.8 13.5 6.8 4.6 4.1 8.4 14.3 11.9 6.3
Rainy days 5 5 8 14 13 14 11 10 13 16 15 10

Average annual rainfall in Ja Ela: 2365.7mm (931.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Ja Ela

Ja Ela average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Ja Ela
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 9 9.2 8.1 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Ja Ela average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Ja Ela average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Ja Ela (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22 22.4 23.5 24.5 25.4 25.4 25.1 25 24.7 23.9 23 22.6
Max °C 31.1 31.8 32.5 32.3 31.4 30.6 30.4 30.4 30.6 30.4 30.4 30.4
Min °F 71.5 72.3 74.3 76.1 77.7 77.7 77.1 77 76.4 74.9 73.4 72.7
Max °F 79.7 80.8 82.4 83.1 83.1 82.4 81.9 81.9 81.7 80.8 80.1 79.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Ja Ela average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Ja Ela average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Ja Ela in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.4 27.8 28.9 29.8 29.4 28 27.1 27 27.4 28.1 28.4 27.8
°F 81.3 82.1 83.9 85.6 84.8 82.5 80.9 80.6 81.3 82.5 83.1 82.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Ja Ela average winspeed by month (km/h) Ja Ela average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Ja Ela (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 8 7 7 10 12 11 12 11 8 7 9
mph 6 5 5 4 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 5

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.

Ja Ela relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Ja Ela
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 72% 75% 79% 81% 80% 79% 78% 78% 81% 81% 78%

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Ja Ela weather stats

Ja Ela weather statistics
Hottest month: April 32.1°C 89.8°F
Driest month: January 51mm 2ins
Sunniest month: March 9.2hrs
Coldest month: January 30.8°C 87.4°F
Wettest month: October 363mm 14.3ins
Warmest sea: April 29.8°C 85.6°F
Map showing location of Ja Ela (7.0744, 79.8919) Ja Ela map pin © Google

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