Sri Lanka temperatures & weather in May
Sri Lanka weather averages and temperatures for May
Location |
Avg temp (°C°F) |
Max temp (°C°F) |
Min temp (°C°F) |
Rainfall (mm) |
Sunshine (hrs) |
Anuradhapura |
32.6°C 90.7°F |
32.8 91 |
25.4 77.7 |
80mm 3.1ins |
7hrs |
Badulla |
26.4°C 79.5°F |
26.6 79.9 |
19 66.2 |
100mm 3.9ins |
6hrs |
Batticaloa |
32.7°C 90.9°F |
32.9 91.2 |
25.5 77.9 |
49mm 1.9ins |
7hrs |
Bentota |
30.3°C 86.5°F |
30.4 86.7 |
24.9 76.8 |
377mm 14.8ins |
7hrs |
Beruwala |
30.3°C 86.5°F |
30.4 86.7 |
24.9 76.8 |
377mm 14.8ins |
7hrs |
Colombo |
30.9°C 87.6°F |
31.1 88 |
25.4 77.7 |
382mm 15ins |
7hrs |
Dambulla |
31.9°C 89.4°F |
32.1 89.8 |
24.3 75.7 |
111mm 4.4ins |
7hrs |
Galle |
29.8°C 85.6°F |
29.9 85.8 |
24.5 76.1 |
304mm 12ins |
7hrs |
Haputale |
26.4°C 79.5°F |
26.6 79.9 |
19.2 66.6 |
131mm 5.2ins |
6hrs |
Hatton |
25.1°C 77.2°F |
25.3 77.5 |
17.6 63.7 |
164mm 6.5ins |
6hrs |
Hikkaduwa |
29.8°C 85.6°F |
29.9 85.8 |
24.5 76.1 |
328mm 12.9ins |
7hrs |
Jaffna |
33.5°C 92.3°F |
33.7 92.7 |
26.3 79.3 |
50mm 2ins |
8hrs |
Kalutara |
30.6°C 87.1°F |
30.8 87.4 |
25.3 77.5 |
388mm 15.3ins |
7hrs |
Kandy |
28.6°C 83.5°F |
28.8 83.8 |
21.2 70.2 |
164mm 6.5ins |
6hrs |
Kurunegala |
31.2°C 88.2°F |
31.4 88.5 |
23.7 74.7 |
194mm 7.6ins |
7hrs |
Matara |
30.2°C 86.4°F |
30.3 86.5 |
25.1 77.2 |
228mm 9ins |
7hrs |
Negombo |
31.5°C 88.7°F |
31.7 89.1 |
25.4 77.7 |
298mm 11.7ins |
7hrs |
Nuwara Eliya |
21.9°C 71.4°F |
22.1 71.8 |
13.8 56.8 |
161mm 6.3ins |
5hrs |
Ratnapura |
29.2°C 84.6°F |
29.4 84.9 |
22.9 73.2 |
319mm 12.6ins |
6hrs |
Sigiriya |
31.6°C 88.9°F |
31.8 89.2 |
23.9 75 |
97mm 3.8ins |
7hrs |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte |
30.9°C 87.6°F |
31.1 88 |
25.4 77.7 |
382mm 15ins |
7hrs |
Tangalla |
30.1°C 86.2°F |
30.2 86.4 |
24.8 76.6 |
203mm 8ins |
6hrs |
Trincomalee |
34.4°C 93.9°F |
34.6 94.3 |
26.5 79.7 |
49mm 1.9ins |
8hrs |
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Sri Lanka weather statistics
Hottest month: |
May |
30.3°C
86.6°F
|
Driest month: |
February |
89mm
4ins
|
Sunniest month: |
March |
8.8hrs |
Coldest month: |
January |
27.3°C
81.1°F
|
Wettest month: |
October |
302mm
12ins
|