Wattegama monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Wattegama average temperature chart (Celsius) Wattegama average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wattegama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.7 29.7 30.8 31.2 30.8 30.4 30.6 30.2 30.1 29.9 29.3 28.6
°F 83.6 85.5 87.4 88.2 87.5 86.6 87.1 86.4 86.2 85.8 84.7 83.5

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.

Wattegama monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wattegama monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wattegama (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 151 108 93 143 99 64 65 81 100 208 265 262
inches 5.9 4.2 3.6 5.6 3.9 2.5 2.5 3.2 3.9 8.2 10.4 10.3
Rainy days 6 5 6 10 9 8 8 8 10 13 15 11

Average annual rainfall in Wattegama: 1724.467mm (678.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Wattegama average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wattegama
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.2 8 8.7 7.9 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.3

Day / night temperatures

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

Wattegama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wattegama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wattegama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.8 21.9 22.9 24 24.6 24.5 24.3 24 23.8 23.4 22.8 22.5
Max °C 28.9 29.9 31 31.4 31 30.5 30.8 30.4 30.3 30.1 29.5 28.8
Min °F 71.2 71.4 73.1 75.2 76.3 76.1 75.7 75.2 74.8 74 73 72.4
Max °F 77.5 78.6 80.4 81.9 82 81.5 81.5 81 80.6 80.1 79 78.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wattegama average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wattegama average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wattegama in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.7 28.2 29 29.9 29.5 28.9 28.5 28.3 28.5 28.7 28.8 28.1
°F 81.9 82.7 84.3 85.7 85.2 84 83.3 83 83.3 83.7 83.8 82.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Wattegama average winspeed by month (km/h) Wattegama average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Wattegama (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 15 12 11 16 20 19 19 17 13 12 15
mph 11 9 8 7 10 12 12 12 11 8 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.

Wattegama relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wattegama
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 75% 75% 79% 79% 76% 74% 75% 77% 79% 81% 80%

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Wattegama weather stats

Wattegama weather statistics
Hottest month: May 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: June 64mm 2.5ins
Sunniest month: March 8.7hrs
Coldest month: January 28.7°C 83.7°F
Wettest month: November 265mm 10.4ins
Warmest sea: April 29.9°C 85.8°F
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