Kurunegala, North Western, Sri Lanka Climate

Weather: 19.02°C/66.24°F, Wind SW at 1.16 km/h, 97% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Kurunegala Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Kurunegala has a Tropical rainforest climate (Classification: Af). The district’s yearly temperature is 29.31ºC (84.76ºF) and it is 1.85% higher than Sri Lanka’s averages. Kurunegala typically receives about 159.47 millimeters (6.28 inches) of precipitation and has 196.91 rainy days (53.95% of the time) annually.

Country Sri Lanka
City North Western
Longitude 80.3608876
Latitude 7.4817695
Attitude/Elevation Nonem (0ft)
Local time Wednesday 23:54
Annual high temperature 31.16ºC (88.09ºF)
Annual low temperature 26.3ºC (79.34ºF)
Average annual precip. 159.47mm (6.28in)
Warmest month April (32.6ºC / 90.68ºF)
Coldest Month January (23.58ºC / 74.44ºF)
Wettest Month November (330.25mm / 13.0in)
Driest Month February (75.91mm / 2.99in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 196.91 days (53.95%)
Days with no rain 168.09 days (46.05%)
Humidity 78.76%

Climate Kurunegala: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.86(92.95) 34.88(94.78) 36.94(98.49) 35.91(96.64) 34.88(94.78) 33.86(92.95) 33.86(92.95) 33.86(92.95) 33.86(92.95) 33.86(92.95) 33.86(92.95) 32.83(91.09) 36.94(98.49)
Average high °C (°F) 30.08(86.14) 31.41(88.54) 32.57(90.63) 32.6(90.68) 32.04(89.67) 31.27(88.29) 30.79(87.42) 30.71(87.28) 30.92(87.66) 31.0(87.8) 30.61(87.1) 29.94(85.89) 31.16(88.09)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.78(82.0) 28.79(83.82) 30.12(86.22) 30.67(87.21) 30.52(86.94) 29.89(85.8) 29.42(84.96) 29.31(84.76) 29.38(84.88) 29.32(84.78) 28.66(83.59) 27.92(82.26) 29.31(84.76)
Average low °C (°F) 23.58(74.44) 23.97(75.15) 25.61(78.1) 27.51(81.52) 28.17(82.71) 27.89(82.2) 27.36(81.25) 27.19(80.94) 27.21(80.98) 26.88(80.38) 25.63(78.13) 24.59(76.26) 26.3(79.34)
Record low °C (°F) 20.52(68.94) 20.52(68.94) 21.55(70.79) 23.6(74.48) 23.6(74.48) 21.55(70.79) 20.52(68.94) 20.52(68.94) 20.52(68.94) 20.52(68.94) 19.49(67.08) 19.49(67.08) 19.49(67.08)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.77(3.06) 75.91(2.99) 78.44(3.09) 140.3(5.52) 171.95(6.77) 129.12(5.08) 109.13(4.3) 104.62(4.12) 135.28(5.33) 306.63(12.07) 330.25(13.0) 254.25(10.01) 159.47(6.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.08 9.14 12.5 19.96 17.26 15.95 13.43 14.55 16.05 24.62 24.35 19.03 16.41
Average relative humidity (%) 79.27 76.91 74.63 77.32 79.44 78.87 79.34 79.18 78.48 78.78 80.81 82.09 78.76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.03 11.21 11.56 11.83 12.31 12.38 12.01 11.14 11.75 10.83 9.07 8.29 11.12

Climate Graph

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

Kurunegala

Kurunegala Temperature by Month

April
30.67°C | 87.21°F
May
30.52°C | 86.94°F
March
30.12°C | 86.22°F
June
29.89°C | 85.8°F
July
29.42°C | 84.96°F
September
29.38°C | 84.88°F
October
29.32°C | 84.78°F
August
29.31°C | 84.76°F
February
28.79°C | 83.82°F
November
28.66°C | 83.59°F
December
27.92°C | 82.26°F
January
27.78°C | 82.0°F

Historical Data

Summary
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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 33.86°C (92.95°F) 30.81°C (87.46°F) 29.75°C (85.55°F)
Avg Temperature 29.75°C (85.55°F) 28.76°C (83.77°F) 27.7°C (81.86°F)
Min Temperature 26.68°C (80.02°F) 26.34°C (79.41°F) 25.65°C (78.17°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 24.62°C (76.32°F) 24.21°C (75.58°F) 23.6°C (74.48°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 28.42mm | 1.12in 6.93mm | 0.27in 0.0mm | 0in 207.79mm | 8.18in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 29.75kmh | 18.49mph 21.89kmh | 13.6mph 10.26kmh | 6.38mph
Gust Wind 41.04kmh | 25.5mph 30.51kmh | 18.96mph 15.39kmh | 9.56mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 28.42mb 6.93mb 0.0mb
Kurunegala

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
September ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2010-09-01 27.7 | 81.86 23.6 | 74.48 83 24.62 | 15.3 30.57 | 1035.23 0.0 | 0
2010-09-02 27.7 | 81.86 24.62 | 76.32 84 23.6 | 14.66 30.57 | 1035.23 0.21 | 0.01
2010-09-03 27.7 | 81.86 24.62 | 76.32 85 25.65 | 15.94 30.54 | 1034.21 0.41 | 0.02
2010-09-04 27.7 | 81.86 24.62 | 76.32 84 26.68 | 16.58 30.54 | 1034.21 1.13 | 0.04
2010-09-05 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 81 26.68 | 16.58 30.6 | 1036.26 0.21 | 0.01
2010-09-06 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 81 27.7 | 17.21 30.6 | 1036.26 0.51 | 0.02
2010-09-07 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 81 28.73 | 17.85 30.54 | 1034.21 0.41 | 0.02
2010-09-08 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 80 27.7 | 17.21 30.54 | 1034.21 1.85 | 0.07
2010-09-09 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 80 25.65 | 15.94 30.57 | 1035.23 6.16 | 0.24
2010-09-10 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 78 23.6 | 14.66 30.54 | 1034.21 4.92 | 0.19
2010-09-11 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 79 17.44 | 10.84 30.54 | 1034.21 0.21 | 0.01
2010-09-12 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 82 21.55 | 13.39 30.54 | 1034.21 5.64 | 0.22
2010-09-13 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 81 25.65 | 15.94 30.54 | 1034.21 8.82 | 0.35
2010-09-14 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 79 24.62 | 15.3 30.54 | 1034.21 13.75 | 0.54
2010-09-15 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 80 26.68 | 16.58 30.51 | 1033.18 16.52 | 0.65
2010-09-16 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 80 27.7 | 17.21 30.51 | 1033.18 6.16 | 0.24
2010-09-17 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 81 27.7 | 17.21 30.51 | 1033.18 13.13 | 0.52
2010-09-18 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 81 29.75 | 18.49 30.48 | 1032.16 10.16 | 0.4
2010-09-19 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 82 24.62 | 15.3 30.48 | 1032.16 20.93 | 0.82
2010-09-20 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 80 16.42 | 10.2 30.51 | 1033.18 1.95 | 0.08
2010-09-21 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 78 14.36 | 8.92 30.54 | 1034.21 2.26 | 0.09
2010-09-22 29.75 | 85.55 23.6 | 74.48 78 14.36 | 8.92 30.54 | 1034.21 3.9 | 0.15
2010-09-23 28.73 | 83.71 23.6 | 74.48 78 16.42 | 10.2 30.54 | 1034.21 9.75 | 0.38
2010-09-24 29.75 | 85.55 23.6 | 74.48 75 22.57 | 14.02 30.54 | 1034.21 7.9 | 0.31
2010-09-25 29.75 | 85.55 24.62 | 76.32 78 20.52 | 12.75 30.57 | 1035.23 0.21 | 0.01
2010-09-26 29.75 | 85.55 24.62 | 76.32 78 16.42 | 10.2 30.54 | 1034.21 3.39 | 0.13
2010-09-27 29.75 | 85.55 24.62 | 76.32 81 11.29 | 7.02 30.57 | 1035.23 28.42 | 1.12
2010-09-28 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 82 12.31 | 7.65 30.57 | 1035.23 24.83 | 0.98
2010-09-29 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 81 15.39 | 9.56 30.57 | 1035.23 0.92 | 0.04
2010-09-30 28.73 | 83.71 24.62 | 76.32 82 10.26 | 6.38 30.54 | 1034.21 13.13 | 0.52

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