Vavuniya monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Vavuniya average temperature chart (Celsius) Vavuniya average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Vavuniya (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.4 29.8 31.5 32.5 32.8 32.4 32.1 32 32 30.8 29.3 28.2
°F 83.1 85.7 88.6 90.5 91.1 90.4 89.7 89.5 89.6 87.5 84.7 82.8

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.

Vavuniya monthly rainfall chart (mm) Vavuniya monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Vavuniya (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 82 54 53 106 62 9 28 38 57 228 273 256
inches 3.2 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.4 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.3 9 10.8 10.1
Rainy days 5 4 4 7 5 3 4 4 5 12 14 13

Average annual rainfall in Vavuniya: 1335.367mm (525.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Vavuniya average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Vavuniya
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.6 8.4 9.2 8.6 7.5 6.7 6.5 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.1 6.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Vavuniya average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Vavuniya average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Vavuniya (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.7 22.8 24 25.1 25.6 25.6 25 24.7 24.6 24 23.4 23.1
Max °C 28.5 30 31.7 32.7 33 32.6 32.3 32.2 32.2 31 29.4 28.4
Min °F 72.9 73 75.1 77.2 78.1 78.1 76.9 76.4 76.3 75.2 74.1 73.5
Max °F 78.1 79.5 82 84 84.7 84.4 83.5 83.1 83.1 81.5 79.5 78.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Vavuniya average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Vavuniya average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Vavuniya 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 29.8 28.9 28.4 28.2 28.4 28.7 28.6 27.7
°F 80.9 81.8 83.8 85.9 85.7 84.1 83.1 82.8 83.1 83.7 83.4 81.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Vavuniya average winspeed by month (km/h) Vavuniya average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Vavuniya (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 11 9 8 13 17 15 14 13 10 11 14
mph 9 7 6 5 8 11 9 9 8 6 7 9

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.

Vavuniya relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Vavuniya
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 73% 73% 74% 72% 69% 69% 70% 72% 76% 80% 81%

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Vavuniya weather stats

Vavuniya weather statistics
Hottest month: May 32.8°C 91°F
Driest month: June 9mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: March 9.2hrs
Coldest month: January 28.4°C 83.1°F
Wettest month: November 273mm 10.7ins
Warmest sea: April 29.9°C 85.8°F
Map showing location of Vavuniya (8.7514, 80.4971) Vavuniya map pin © Google

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