| Japanese | English | Top | |||||||||||
| Table 02 (Cli., Temp.-Humid.) | |||||||||||||
| Mean Air Temperature (Monthly) (1875-1998) | |||||||||||||
| Cli02e | ( ℃ ) | ||||||||||||
| Observation Center | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
| Anuradhapura | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 24.5 | |
| 1900 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 26.0 | |
| 1925 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.9 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 27.5 | 26.1 | 25.4 | |
| 1950 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 27.2 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.4 | |
| 1975 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 27.8 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 28.2 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 24.2 | |
| 1998 | 27.3 | 29.3 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 27.5 | 26.7 | |
| Badulla | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 20.9 | |
| 1900 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.4 | 22.4 | |
| 1925 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | |
| 1950 | 20.3 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 21.1 | |
| 1975 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 21.5 | |
| 1998 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 19.3 | |
| Colombo | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.5 | |
| 1900 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 29.4 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.4 | 26.3 | |
| 1925 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.8 | |
| 1950 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.0 | |
| 1975 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 26.2 | |
| 1998 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 26.9 | |
| Galle | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 25.6 | |
| 1900 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.9 | |
| 1925 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.0 | |
| 1950 | 25.3 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 26.9 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | |
| 1975 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 26.6 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 25.9 | |
| 1998 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Hambantota | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 26.2 | |
| 1900 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 26.9 | 27.5 | |
| 1925 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 26.2 | |
| 1950 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 25.8 | |
| 1975 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 26.9 | 26.2 | |
| 1998 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 26.7 | |
| Jaffna | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 24.7 | |
| 1900 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 30.6 | 30.1 | 29.2 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 26.2 | 26.1 | |
| 1925 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 29.9 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 26.4 | 25.8 | |
| 1950 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.4 | |
| 1975 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 28.5 | 30.1 | 29.4 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 24.8 | |
| 1983 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 26.1 | |
| Kandy | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 23.7 | |
| 1900 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.2 | |
| 1925 | 22.7 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 24.1 | |
| 1950 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 23.6 | |
| 1975 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.3 | |
| 1998 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.1 | |
| Kurunegala | |||||||||||||
| 1885 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.0 | |
| 1900 | 26.0 | 27.6 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 27.1 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 25.8 | |
| 1925 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 25.2 | |
| 1950 | 24.9 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 25.4 | |
| 1975 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.2 | |
| 1993 | 25.9 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 25.9 | |
| Nuwara-Eliya | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 12.9 | |
| 1900 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 14.8 | |
| 1925 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.9 | |
| 1950 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 13.9 | |
| 1975 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.0 | |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.3 | |
| Ratnapura | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 25.7 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 24.6 | |
| 1900 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 29.3 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 27.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 29.2 | 28.8 | |
| 1925 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.1 | |
| 1950 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 26.7 | |
| 1975 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.8 | |
| 1998 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 26.7 | |
| Trincomalee | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 29.0 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 27.3 | 26.3 | 25.6 | |
| 1900 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 26.6 | |
| 1925 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 28.6 | 26.7 | 26.1 | |
| 1950 | 25.3 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 28.6 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 27.4 | 26.1 | 25.7 | |
| 1975 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.0 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 25.1 | |
| 1998 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 29.4 | 28.1 | 26.5 | |
| © 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | |||||||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||||||
| Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka. | |||||||||||||
| Revised: 2009(y)/10(m)/10(d) | |||||||||||||
| Chief Editor: | |||||||||||||
| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | |||||||||||||
| The former Head, Department of Management Studies | |||||||||||||
| University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||