Annual mean 28°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
32.5 °C
Coldest
28.2 °C
Wettest
16%
Windiest
2.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
1.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Anuradhapura over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C. The rainy (wet) season in Anuradhapura runs from October to December, peaking in November with a 22% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to September; July is the driest month, at 3%. Winds in Anuradhapura are highest in June, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.6 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Anuradhapura come in February, when the sky is typically 42% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 70%.
Month by month Anuradhapura climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
28°C
23°C
32°C
9%
51%
1.1 m/s
3
63
0
February
30°C
24°C
33°C
5%
42%
1.1 m/s
1
51
0
March
32°C
25°C
36°C
4%
43%
0.9 m/s
0
15
0
April
33°C
26°C
38°C
7%
51%
0.7 m/s
0
3
0
May
32°C
27°C
37°C
10%
62%
1.4 m/s
1
8
0
June
32°C
27°C
36°C
3%
59%
2.0 m/s
0
15
0
July
32°C
27°C
36°C
3%
59%
1.8 m/s
0
17
0
August
32°C
26°C
35°C
4%
61%
1.8 m/s
0
22
0
September
31°C
26°C
35°C
6%
61%
1.6 m/s
0
20
0
October
31°C
25°C
35°C
15%
67%
0.9 m/s
0
17
0
November
29°C
25°C
34°C
22%
70%
0.6 m/s
1
26
0
December
29°C
24°C
33°C
20%
63%
0.9 m/s
2
45
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Anuradhapura weather by season
Year round, Anuradhapura has days of about 28°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 33°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 23°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Anuradhapura weather in winterDecember to February
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 11%
Winter in Anuradhapura has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Anuradhapura weather in springMarch to May
High 32°CLow 26°CRain 7%
Spring in Anuradhapura has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Anuradhapura weather in summerJune to August
High 32°CLow 26°CRain 3%
Summer in Anuradhapura has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Anuradhapura weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 25°CRain 14%
Autumn in Anuradhapura has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Anuradhapura?
The rainy (wet) season in Anuradhapura runs from October to December, peaking in November with a 22% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to September; July is the driest month, at 3%.
What time of year is Anuradhapura windiest?
Winds in Anuradhapura are highest in June, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.6 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Anuradhapura year round?
The average temperature in Anuradhapura over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C.