Kurunegala monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Kurunegala average temperature chart (Celsius) Kurunegala average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kurunegala (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.7 31.7 33.2 32.4 31.2 30 29.8 30 30.3 30.3 29.9 29.1
°F 85.5 89.1 91.7 90.4 88.1 86 85.7 86 86.6 86.5 85.8 84.4

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.

Kurunegala monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kurunegala monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kurunegala (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 62 90 121 251 194 153 123 103 166 337 308 171
inches 2.4 3.5 4.8 9.9 7.6 6 4.8 4 6.5 13.3 12.1 6.7
Rainy days 5 4 8 14 11 13 10 10 12 16 15 11

Average annual rainfall in Kurunegala: 2166.934mm (853.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Kurunegala average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kurunegala
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.7 8.4 9 8.1 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.6

Day / night temperatures

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

Kurunegala average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kurunegala average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kurunegala (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.1 20.2 21.8 23 23.7 23.5 23.2 23.1 22.7 22.2 21.5 21.1
Max °C 30 32 33.5 32.7 31.4 30.2 30 30.2 30.5 30.5 30.1 29.3
Min °F 68.1 68.4 71.2 73.3 74.6 74.2 73.8 73.5 72.9 71.9 70.7 70
Max °F 77 79 81.7 82 81.5 80.2 79.9 79.9 79.9 79.3 78.4 77.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kurunegala average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kurunegala average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kurunegala 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.

Kurunegala average winspeed by month (km/h) Kurunegala average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kurunegala (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 10 9 8 12 15 14 14 13 9 9 11
mph 7 6 5 5 7 9 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.

Kurunegala relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kurunegala
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 69% 70% 76% 78% 78% 76% 75% 76% 79% 80% 79%

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Kurunegala weather stats

Kurunegala weather statistics
Hottest month: April 32.4°C 90.3°F
Driest month: January 62mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: March 9hrs
Coldest month: January 29.7°C 85.5°F
Wettest month: October 337mm 13.3ins
Warmest sea: April 29.9°C 85.8°F
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