Annual mean 26°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.8 °C
Coldest
27.5 °C
Wettest
23%
Windiest
2.3 m/s
Prevailing
W
1.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Matale over the whole year is 26°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. The rainy (wet) season in Matale runs from September to December, peaking in November with a 22% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to April; February is the driest month, at 5%. Winds in Matale are highest in July, averaging 1.6 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.6 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Matale come in February, when the sky is typically 47% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Matale 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
22°C
31°C
8%
56%
0.9 m/s
17
57
9
February
29°C
22°C
32°C
5%
47%
1.0 m/s
14
48
8
March
30°C
23°C
34°C
7%
53%
0.7 m/s
11
28
6
April
31°C
24°C
35°C
10%
59%
0.7 m/s
9
18
5
May
29°C
24°C
34°C
18%
69%
1.1 m/s
9
22
5
June
29°C
24°C
33°C
14%
67%
1.5 m/s
9
32
6
July
29°C
24°C
32°C
9%
69%
1.6 m/s
9
37
6
August
29°C
24°C
32°C
11%
70%
1.5 m/s
10
39
6
September
29°C
24°C
32°C
17%
70%
1.2 m/s
10
37
6
October
29°C
23°C
33°C
19%
73%
0.8 m/s
10
35
6
November
28°C
23°C
32°C
22%
72%
0.6 m/s
11
35
7
December
28°C
22°C
31°C
15%
64%
0.8 m/s
15
49
7
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 Matale weather by season
Year round, Matale has days of about 28°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 31°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around February. 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.
Matale weather in winterDecember to February
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 9%
Winter in Matale has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Matale weather in springMarch to May
High 30°CLow 24°CRain 12%
Spring in Matale has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Matale weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 11%
Summer in Matale has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Matale weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 23°CRain 19%
Autumn in Matale has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Matale?
The rainy (wet) season in Matale runs from September to December, peaking in November with a 22% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to April; February is the driest month, at 5%.
What time of year is Matale windiest?
Winds in Matale are highest in July, averaging 1.6 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.6 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Matale year round?
The average temperature in Matale over the whole year is 26°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.