Kurunegala features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification.
The city's climate is tropical and hot all throughout the year. The
surrounding rocks play a major role in determining Kurunegala's weather
since these rocks increase and retain the heat of the day. During the
month of April the temperature can rise up to about 35 °C (95 °F).
The only major change in the Kurunegala weather occurs during the
monsoons from May to August and October to January, this is the time of
year where heavy rains can be expected. While the city does experience a
noticeably drier weather during January and February, it does not
qualify as a true dry season
as average precipitation in both months are above 60 millimetres
(2 in). In general, temperatures from late November to mid February
period are lower than the rest of the year.
The average annual rainfall in Kurunegala is about 2,000 millimetres (79 in).
The average annual rainfall in Kurunegala is about 2,000 millimetres (79 in).
| [hide]Climate data for Kurunegala, Sri Lanka (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.6 (96.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 62 (2.44) |
92 (3.62) |
138 (5.43) |
262 (10.31) |
194 (7.64) |
156 (6.14) |
114 (4.49) |
93 (3.66) |
159 (6.26) |
359 (14.13) |
327 (12.87) |
139 (5.47) |
2,095 (82.48) |
| % humidity | 65 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 69.6 |
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