Galgamuwa, North Western, Sri Lanka Climate

Weather: 22.9°C/73.22°F, Wind SW at 2.21 km/h, 92% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Galgamuwa Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Galgamuwa has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 30.61ºC (87.1ºF) and it is 3.15% higher than Sri Lanka’s averages. Galgamuwa typically receives about 166.51 millimeters (6.56 inches) of precipitation and has 205.6 rainy days (56.33% of the time) annually.

Country Sri Lanka
City North Western
Longitude 80.2878794
Latitude 7.9864944
Attitude/Elevation Nonem (0ft)
Local time Sunday 20:10
Annual high temperature 32.54ºC (90.57ºF)
Annual low temperature 27.46ºC (81.43ºF)
Average annual precip. 166.51mm (6.56in)
Warmest month April (34.04ºC / 93.27ºF)
Coldest Month January (24.62ºC / 76.32ºF)
Wettest Month November (344.83mm / 13.58in)
Driest Month February (79.27mm / 3.12in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 205.6 days (56.33%)
Days with no rain 159.4 days (43.67%)
Humidity 82.23%

Climate Galgamuwa: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.35(95.63) 36.42(97.56) 38.57(101.43) 37.5(99.5) 36.42(97.56) 35.35(95.63) 35.35(95.63) 35.35(95.63) 35.35(95.63) 35.35(95.63) 35.35(95.63) 34.28(93.7) 38.57(101.43)
Average high °C (°F) 31.41(88.54) 32.79(91.02) 34.0(93.2) 34.04(93.27) 33.46(92.23) 32.65(90.77) 32.15(89.87) 32.06(89.71) 32.29(90.12) 32.36(90.25) 31.96(89.53) 31.26(88.27) 32.54(90.57)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29.01(84.22) 30.06(86.11) 31.45(88.61) 32.02(89.64) 31.87(89.37) 31.21(88.18) 30.71(87.28) 30.61(87.1) 30.68(87.22) 30.62(87.12) 29.92(85.86) 29.15(84.47) 30.61(87.1)
Average low °C (°F) 24.62(76.32) 25.03(77.05) 26.74(80.13) 28.72(83.7) 29.42(84.96) 29.12(84.42) 28.57(83.43) 28.39(83.1) 28.41(83.14) 28.07(82.53) 26.76(80.17) 25.68(78.22) 27.46(81.43)
Record low °C (°F) 21.43(70.57) 21.43(70.57) 22.5(72.5) 24.64(76.35) 24.64(76.35) 22.5(72.5) 21.43(70.57) 21.43(70.57) 21.43(70.57) 21.43(70.57) 20.35(68.63) 20.35(68.63) 20.35(68.63)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81.2(3.2) 79.27(3.12) 81.9(3.22) 146.49(5.77) 179.54(7.07) 134.82(5.31) 113.94(4.49) 109.24(4.3) 141.25(5.56) 320.17(12.61) 344.83(13.58) 265.48(10.45) 166.51(6.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.52 9.55 13.05 20.84 18.02 16.66 14.02 15.19 16.76 25.71 25.42 19.87 17.13
Average relative humidity (%) 82.77 80.3 77.93 80.73 82.95 82.35 82.84 82.67 81.94 82.25 84.38 85.71 82.23
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.52 11.71 12.07 12.35 12.86 12.93 12.54 11.63 12.27 11.31 9.47 8.66 11.61

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Galgamuwa in recent years.

Galgamuwa

Galgamuwa Temperature by Month

April
32.02°C | 89.64°F
May
31.87°C | 89.37°F
March
31.45°C | 88.61°F
June
31.21°C | 88.18°F
July
30.71°C | 87.28°F
September
30.68°C | 87.22°F
October
30.62°C | 87.12°F
August
30.61°C | 87.1°F
February
30.06°C | 86.11°F
November
29.92°C | 85.86°F
December
29.15°C | 84.47°F
January
29.01°C | 84.22°F

Historical Data

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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 34.28°C (93.7°F) 33.82°C (92.88°F) 32.14°C (89.85°F)
Avg Temperature 33.21°C (91.78°F) 31.78°C (89.2°F) 30.0°C (86.0°F)
Min Temperature 28.93°C (84.07°F) 28.17°C (82.71°F) 26.78°C (80.2°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 26.78°C (80.2°F) 25.6°C (78.08°F) 23.57°C (74.43°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 16.5mm | 0.65in 2.32mm | 0.09in 0.0mm | 0in 69.63mm | 2.74in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 17.14kmh | 10.65mph 11.82kmh | 7.34mph 6.43kmh | 4.0mph
Gust Wind 27.85kmh | 17.31mph 17.07kmh | 10.61mph 9.64kmh | 5.99mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 16.5mb 2.32mb 0.0mb
Galgamuwa

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
April ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2018-04-01 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 78 15.0 | 9.32 31.92 | 1080.94 2.14 | 0.08
2018-04-02 31.07 | 87.93 24.64 | 76.35 76 11.78 | 7.32 31.95 | 1082.01 2.04 | 0.08
2018-04-03 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 74 6.43 | 4.0 31.92 | 1080.94 0.21 | 0.01
2018-04-04 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 73 6.43 | 4.0 31.89 | 1079.87 0.43 | 0.02
2018-04-05 31.07 | 87.93 24.64 | 76.35 75 9.64 | 5.99 31.89 | 1079.87 0.0 | 0
2018-04-06 31.07 | 87.93 25.71 | 78.28 77 10.71 | 6.65 31.89 | 1079.87 3.75 | 0.15
2018-04-07 31.07 | 87.93 24.64 | 76.35 73 10.71 | 6.65 31.92 | 1080.94 2.68 | 0.11
2018-04-08 31.07 | 87.93 23.57 | 74.43 71 13.93 | 8.66 31.92 | 1080.94 0.21 | 0.01
2018-04-09 32.14 | 89.85 24.64 | 76.35 74 17.14 | 10.65 31.95 | 1082.01 2.14 | 0.08
2018-04-10 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 75 13.93 | 8.66 31.92 | 1080.94 0.64 | 0.03
2018-04-11 31.07 | 87.93 25.71 | 78.28 78 16.07 | 9.99 31.92 | 1080.94 6.86 | 0.27
2018-04-12 31.07 | 87.93 25.71 | 78.28 80 17.14 | 10.65 31.89 | 1079.87 16.5 | 0.65
2018-04-13 30.0 | 86.0 25.71 | 78.28 80 7.5 | 4.66 31.92 | 1080.94 8.03 | 0.32
2018-04-14 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 77 7.5 | 4.66 31.92 | 1080.94 7.07 | 0.28
2018-04-15 31.07 | 87.93 25.71 | 78.28 77 7.5 | 4.66 31.92 | 1080.94 3.64 | 0.14
2018-04-16 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 75 8.57 | 5.33 31.95 | 1082.01 0.11 | 0.0
2018-04-17 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 76 8.57 | 5.33 31.95 | 1082.01 1.93 | 0.08
2018-04-18 31.07 | 87.93 25.71 | 78.28 79 12.86 | 7.99 31.95 | 1082.01 3.75 | 0.15
2018-04-19 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 75 11.78 | 7.32 31.92 | 1080.94 0.0 | 0
2018-04-20 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 76 13.93 | 8.66 31.92 | 1080.94 0.21 | 0.01
2018-04-21 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 74 10.71 | 6.65 31.89 | 1079.87 0.11 | 0.0
2018-04-22 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 77 13.93 | 8.66 31.92 | 1080.94 0.11 | 0.0
2018-04-23 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 76 11.78 | 7.32 31.92 | 1080.94 0.0 | 0
2018-04-24 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 77 13.93 | 8.66 31.92 | 1080.94 0.75 | 0.03
2018-04-25 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 75 15.0 | 9.32 31.92 | 1080.94 0.11 | 0.0
2018-04-26 33.21 | 91.78 26.78 | 80.2 77 13.93 | 8.66 31.89 | 1079.87 1.07 | 0.04
2018-04-27 32.14 | 89.85 26.78 | 80.2 76 9.64 | 5.99 31.92 | 1080.94 1.71 | 0.07
2018-04-28 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 74 10.71 | 6.65 31.95 | 1082.01 1.82 | 0.07
2018-04-29 32.14 | 89.85 25.71 | 78.28 74 10.71 | 6.65 31.92 | 1080.94 1.61 | 0.06
2018-04-30 32.14 | 89.85 26.78 | 80.2 77 17.14 | 10.65 31.89 | 1079.87 0.0 | 0

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