Puttalam monthly weather averages

Contents

Average daytime temperature

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

Puttalam average temperature chart (Celsius) Puttalam average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Puttalam (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.2 31.8 32.9 32.8 32.1 31.4 31.2 31.3 31.5 30.9 30.2 29.6
°F 86.3 89.2 91.2 91 89.9 88.6 88.1 88.3 88.7 87.6 86.4 85.3

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.

Puttalam monthly rainfall chart (mm) Puttalam monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Puttalam (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 45 38 82 167 129 22 18 14 53 261 243 156
inches 1.8 1.5 3.2 6.6 5.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 2.1 10.3 9.6 6.1
Rainy days 4 4 5 10 7 4 4 2 5 13 14 12

Average annual rainfall in Puttalam: 1314.433mm (517.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Puttalam average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Puttalam
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.1 8.7 9.2 8.3 7.2 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.9

Day / night temperatures

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

Puttalam average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Puttalam average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Puttalam (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.2 21.6 23.3 24.6 25.9 26.3 25.5 25.4 25.4 24.2 23 22.2
Max °C 30.4 32 33.1 33 32.3 31.6 31.3 31.4 31.7 31.1 30.4 29.8
Min °F 70.2 70.9 73.9 76.3 78.6 79.3 77.9 77.7 77.6 75.5 73.4 72
Max °F 78.4 80.2 82.8 83.8 84.4 84 83.1 83.1 83.3 81.7 80.1 78.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Puttalam average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Puttalam average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Puttalam in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.2 27.7 28.8 29.9 29.6 28.2 27.3 27.2 27.5 28.2 28.3 27.7
°F 80.9 81.8 83.9 85.8 85.2 82.8 81.2 80.9 81.5 82.8 83 81.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Puttalam relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Puttalam
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
75% 73% 74% 77% 78% 76% 75% 75% 75% 79% 80% 80%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Beta

Current (hourly) weather 15 day forecast

Puttalam weather stats

Puttalam weather statistics
Hottest month: May 32.1°C 89.8°F
Driest month: August 14mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: March 9.2hrs
Coldest month: January 30.2°C 86.4°F
Wettest month: October 261mm 10.3ins
Warmest sea: April 29.9°C 85.8°F
Map showing location of Puttalam (8.0362, 79.8283) Puttalam map pin © Google

Locations nearby

Top Sri Lanka locations