Sri Lanka · 1991–2020 normal

Kataragama in
January.

Typical January weather in Kataragama: 31°C by day, 23.2°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high31°C
Typical low23.2°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days3.5

Comfort score 61 this month, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 11 h 47 from latitude 6.41°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.4°C (32 km from the place centre).

Event window

Warm sea in January

The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.4°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 1241076
NOAA station
CE000043497 · HAMBANTOTA
Station distance
39.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 18 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.