The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Matara
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | 29.6 | 30 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.4 |
°F | 85.3 | 86 | 87.2 | 87.4 | 86.3 | 85.3 | 85.2 | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 84.9 |
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.
The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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mm | 84 | 85 | 104 | 191 | 228 | 156 | 150 | 134 | 191 | 279 | 261 | 163 |
inches | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 11 | 10.3 | 6.4 |
Rainy days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Average annual rainfall in Matara: 2111.1mm (831.1 inches)
The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Matara
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Hrs sunshine | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Min °C | 22.2 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.9 |
Max °C | 29.8 | 30.2 | 30.9 | 31 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 29.6 |
Min °F | 72 | 72.7 | 74.4 | 76 | 77.2 | 76.7 | 75.7 | 75.7 | 75.6 | 74.7 | 73.7 | 73.1 |
Max °F | 78.8 | 79.5 | 81 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 81.1 | 80.6 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 79.5 | 79.2 |
The graph below shows the average sea temperature.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | 28 | 28.4 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 28.2 |
°F | 82.4 | 83.1 | 84.5 | 85.7 | 84.8 | 83.4 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 82.8 |
The graph below shows the average wind speed.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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km/h | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
mph | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.
The graph below shows the average relative humidity.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76% | 76% | 77% | 80% | 82% | 81% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 80% |
Hottest month: | April | 30.8°C 87.4°F |
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Driest month: | January | 84mm 3.3ins |
Sunniest month: | March | 8.8hrs |
Coldest month: | January | 29.6°C 85.3°F |
Wettest month: | October | 279mm 11ins |
Warmest sea: | April | 29.8°C 85.6°F |