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Table 02A  (Cli., Temp.-Humid.)
Mean Air Temperature (Monthly) (Annual) (1997-2004)
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Station    Month Average 1961 - 1980 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Average 1961 - 1980 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Colombo Hambantota
Annual Mean 27.4 27.8 28.4 27.6 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.0 27.2 27.7 28.4 27.5 27.5 28.0 27.9 27.8 27.8
January 26.6 27.0 27.9 26.6 27.0 26.8 27.4 27.1 28.3 26.3 27.2 27.9 26.7 26.5 26.7 27.3 26.8 27.9
February 26.9 27.0 28.9 27.7 27.2 26.7 27.8 27.8 28.1 26.6 26.9 28.5 27.5 26.7 26.6 27.9 27.6 27.8
March 27.7 28.3 29.3 28.1 27.9 28.4 28.5 28.0 28.7 27.4 27.7 28.9 27.7 27.4 28.1 28.6 28.4 28.1
April 28.2 28.6 29.7 27.9 28.9 28.2 28.3 28.9 29.0 28.1 28.3 29.7 28.1 28.5 28.2 28.6 28.4 28.1
May 28.3 28.5 29.7 28.0 28.8 29.2 28.8 29.1 28.6 28.1 27.9 29.7 27.7 28.5 29.2 28.4 28.1 28.3
June 28.0 28.5 28.7 27.9 27.9 28.3 28.5 28.6 28.3 27.8 28.3 28.8 26.5 28.2 28.8 29.0 28.6 27.9
July 27.6 28.1 27.9 27.9 28.2 27.7 28.4 28.4 28.0 27.7 28.5 28.7 28.7 27.9 28.9 28.2 28.2 28.2
August 27.5 28.5 28.1 27.9 27.6 28.6 28.3 28.5 28.0 27.3 28.4 27.9 27.4 27.1 28.1 27.7 27.7 28.6
September 27.5 27.5 28.3 27.8 27.3 28.1 28.7 28.2 27.2 27.2 27.3 28.3 27.6 27.0 28.3 28.2 27.8 27.1
October 27.0 27.3 27.7 26.7 27.6 28.2 27.1 27.7 27.1 27.1 27.4 28.1 27.7 27.7 28.2 27.7 27.7 27.1
November 26.7 27.3 27.2 27.4 27.5 27.2 27.2 27.4 27.1 26.7 26.9 27.5 27.1 27.2 27.7 27.1 27.0 27.1
December 26.6 27.4 26.9 26.9 27.2 27.6 27.0 27.9 27.0 26.4 27.5 26.7 26.8 26.8 27.2 26.6 27.4 26.8
Jaffna Ratnapura
Annual Mean 27.9 .. .. .. .. 28.0 28.2 28.2 27.9 27.5 27.6 27.8 27.0 27.3 27.6 27.7 27.5 27.4
January 25.5 .. .. .. .. .. 26.0 25.3 25.5 27.2 27.2 27.9 26.7 26.9 26.7 27.2 27.1 28.1
February 26.5 .. .. .. .. .. 25.9 26.5 25.8 27.8 28.0 29.1 27.6 27.4 27.3 28.2 28.3 28.1
March 28.3 .. .. .. .. .. 28.0 27.6 28.3 28.3 28.2 29.3 28.1 27.9 28.7 28.7 28.2 28.4
April 29.9 .. .. .. .. .. 29.6 29.8 30.4 28.5 28.4 29.4 27.1 28.2 28.3 28.5 28.5 28.3
May 29.5 .. .. .. .. .. 30.5 30.0 29.2 27.9 28.0 28.7 27.0 28.0 28.2 27.9 28.1 27.4
June 29.0 .. .. .. .. 29.1 30.0 29.8 29.3 27.3 27.8 27.4 26.9 27.0 27.6 27.7 27.5 27.2
July 28.6 .. .. .. .. 29.3 29.6 30.0 28.9 27.1 27.0 27.1 27.0 27.6 27.1 27.3 27.1 26.8
August 28.3 .. .. .. .. 28.8 29.3 28.8 29.5 27.1 27.5 26.9 26.8 26.6 27.6 27.4 27.3 27.1
September 28.3 .. .. .. .. 29.1 29.5 29.7 27.9 27.0 27.0 26.9 27.1 26.8 27.7 28.1 26.9 26.6
October 27.7 .. .. .. .. 27.9 28.3 28.2 27.5 27.1 27.5 26.9 26.3 26.9 27.4 27.1 27.1 26.8
November 26.7 .. .. .. .. 26.6 26.5 26.4 26.3 27.1 27.5 27.1 27.0 27.2 27.2 27.3 26.8 27.0
December 25.8 .. .. .. .. 25.5 25.6 26.2 25.6 27.1 27.3 26.7 26.7 26.7 27.1 26.7 27.3 26.6
Trincomalee Katugastota 
Annual Mean 28.5 28.2 28.7 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.2 29 28.7 24.6 25.2 25.6 24.6 24.9 25.1 25.1 25.0 24.9
January 26 26.3 27.3 26.2 26.3 26.3 26.8 26.4 27.1 23.3 23.9 25.1 23.5 24.1 23.7 24.1 23.4 24.8
February 26.8 .. 28.4 27.1 26.8 26.7 27.6 27.3 27.4 24.2 23.6 26.5 24.7 24.8 24.0 25.1 24.6 24.7
March 27.9 27.6 28.9 29 28.3 29 28.8 28.4 28.8 25.6 26.1 27.7 25.6 25.4 26.0 26.2 25.7 26.2
April 29.4 .. 30.5 29.1 30.3 28.7 29.5 29.5 30.2 26.1 26.3 28.3 25.1 26.1 26.5 26.5 26.6 26.4
May 30.5 .. 30.9 30.4 31.4 31.7 31 30.6 29.8 25.6 25.9 26.9 24.9 26.3 26.3 25.9 26.0 25.1
June 30.5 .. 31.7 30.3 30.5 29.9 31.2 31.4 30.9 24.8 25.6 25.7 24.1 25.1 25.2 25.4 25.5 24.6
July 30.1 30.7 30.5 30.6 30.9 30.6 31.7 30.4 30.2 24.5 25.2 25.0 24.7 25.2 27.4 24.7 25.3 24.5
August 29.9 30.6 30.2 30.8 29.7 30.4 31.1 30.7 30.6 24.4 25.3 27.4 27.4 27.4 25.0 25.1 25.0 24.9
September 29.6 29.1 30.1 30.7 30.2 30.2 31.4 30.8 28.9 24.3 25.0 24.3 25.0 24.6 25.1 25.3 24.9 24.6
October 28.2 27.5 29.4 27.5 28.8 28.8 28.4 29.2 27.6 24.4 25.5 24.5 24.6 24.3 25.2 25.1 24.7 24.8
November 26.7 26.9 28.1 26.9 27.2 27.5 26.8 26.2 26.7 24.2 25.4 24.6 24.2 24.7 24.6 24.7 24.7 24.6
December 26.1 27.1 26.5 26.1 26.5 26.6 26.2 27 26.2 23.7 25.1 24.1 23.7 23.5 24.4 23.7 24.1 23.8
Anuradhapura Bandarawela
Annual Mean 27.7 28.8 29.0 28.1 28.4 28.3 28.5 28.5 28.3 20.2 16.7 21.6 20.6 20.9 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.2
January 25.3 26.5 27.3 25.8 26.1 26.0 26.6 26.0 26.7 18.2 14.0 20.0 19.6 18.8 19.3 19.0 18.9 19.9
February 26.5 27.4 29.3 27.5 27.3 26.9 27.0 27.5 27.3 18.9 14.2 20.8 18.8 19.9 19.8 19.8 20.1 20.0
March 28.3 29.8 30.7 39.1 28.5 29.5 29.3 29.0 29.3 20.0 15.4 21.3 20.2 20.4 21.3 21.0 20.7 21.4
April 29.2 29.5 31.5 28.5 30.0 29.5 29.2 29.8 29.8 20.9 16.8 22.5 21.5 21.9 21.3 21.6 21.5 21.9
May 28.8 29.2 29.9 28.8 30.6 29.8 29.6 29.5 28.4 21.5 17.6 23.5 21.9 22.5 23.2 22.7 23.0 22.5
June 28.8 29.7 29.8 28.7 29.1 28.2 29.6 29.6 28.6 21.4 17.8 23.2 21.4 22.0 22.1 22.6 22.6 22.4
July 28.8 29.8 29.2 29.1 29.8 29.0 29.5 29.5 29.2 21.2 18.5 22.6 21.8 21.8 22.3 22.7 22.3 22.3
August 28.8 30.0 28.6 29.3 28.8 29.2 29.7 29.2 30.1 21.1 18.4 21.6 21.7 21.2 22.3 22.5 22.4 23.1
September 28.6 29.2 28.9 29.7 29.2 29.4 30.1 29.9 29.1 20.7 17.2 21.9 21.5 21.6 22.0 21.9 22.6 21.5
October 27.7 28.7 28.7 27.3 27.9 28.7 28.0 28.2 27.9 20.2 16.7 22.0 20.5 21.1 21.3 21.1 21.7 20.7
November 26.4 27.9 27.5 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.1 26.5 26.7 19.6 16.9 20.6 19.7 20.0 20.3 20.3 20.0 19.9
December 25.5 27.6 26.7 25.9 26.2 26.4 26.2 26.8 25.9 18.9 16.6 19.3 18.9 19.2 19.3 19.2 19.5 19.2
Nuwara Eliya  
Annual Mean 15.9 11.9 16.6 15.9 15.9 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.3 © 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
January 14.7 8.4 16.1 15.3 15.0 15.6 15.3 15.3 15.8 Source:
February 15.3 8.1 16.8 15.9 15.6 15.7 15.8 16.0 15.8 Department Of Meteorology 
March 16.3 10.8 17.7 16.3 16.0 16.8 17.0 16.6 17.1
April 17.1 11.6 18.5 16.5 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.5 Revised:  2009(y)/10(m)10(d)
May 17.1 13.0 17.7 16.5 17.5 17.8 17.5 17.6 16.6 Chief Editor:
June 16.1 12.6 17.0 15.7 15.8 16.1 16.5 17.3 15.8    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
July 15.7 14.1 16.3 15.4 15.6 16.0 16.0 16.6 15.8      The former Head, Department of Management Studies
August 15.7 13.6 16.2 16.0 15.2 15.8 15.9 16.1 16.3      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
September 15.7 12.7 15.9 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.1
October 15.8 12.4 16.1 15.7 15.7 16.1 16.4 16.5 16.2
November 15.6 12.8 15.8 15.9 15.8 15.7 16.3 16.5 16.2
December 15.2 12.8 15.3 15.1 15.7 15.1 15.7 15.3 15.8