Moratuwa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Moratuwa average temperature chart (Celsius) Moratuwa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Moratuwa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.6 30.8 31.4 31.4 30.8 30 29.7 29.7 29.9 29.7 29.9 30
°F 87.1 87.5 88.4 88.6 87.4 86.1 85.4 85.4 85.8 85.4 85.9 85.9

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.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Moratuwa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Moratuwa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Moratuwa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 65 84 141 256 393 218 156 143 258 377 309 172
inches 2.6 3.3 5.6 10.1 15.5 8.6 6.1 5.6 10.2 14.8 12.2 6.8
Rainy days 5 5 8 13 14 15 11 11 14 16 15 10

Average annual rainfall in Moratuwa: 2657.567mm (1046.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Moratuwa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Moratuwa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 9 9.2 8.1 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.7 7.2 7.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Moratuwa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Moratuwa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Moratuwa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.2 22.6 23.5 24.4 25.3 25.3 24.8 24.8 24.6 23.8 23.1 22.7
Max °C 30.8 31.1 31.6 31.6 30.9 30.2 29.8 29.8 30 29.8 30.1 30.2
Min °F 72 72.6 74.2 75.9 77.5 77.5 76.6 76.6 76.3 74.8 73.6 72.8
Max °F 79.7 80.2 81.5 82.4 82.6 81.9 81.1 81.1 81.1 80.2 79.9 79.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Moratuwa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Moratuwa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Moratuwa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.6 28 28.9 29.7 29.2 28.1 27.3 27.2 27.6 28.1 28.5 28
°F 81.7 82.4 84.1 85.5 84.6 82.5 81.2 81 81.6 82.7 83.2 82.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Moratuwa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Moratuwa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 73% 76% 80% 82% 81% 80% 79% 80% 81% 81% 78%

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Moratuwa weather stats

Moratuwa weather statistics
Hottest month: May 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: January 65mm 2.6ins
Sunniest month: March 9.2hrs
Coldest month: December 30°C 86°F
Wettest month: May 393mm 15.5ins
Warmest sea: April 29.7°C 85.5°F
Map showing location of Moratuwa (6.773, 79.8816) Moratuwa map pin © Google

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