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When to go to Hambantota
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Hambantota has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February, March and June to August.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April, May and September to January.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
- The warmest month is April (29°C) and the coolest January (28°C). The wettest is November (333 mm) and the driest July (100 mm); about 2,225 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanWet
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprWet
- MayWet
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptWet
- OctWet
- NovWet
- DecWet
Month by month
Every month in Hambantota
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 25°C | 156 mm | 82% | 62% | 4.9 | 23°C | Wet |
| February | 28°C | 25°C | 114 mm | 81% | 57% | 5.6 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 29°C | 26°C | 129 mm | 79% | 54% | 6.1 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 29°C | 27°C | 225 mm | 81% | 64% | 5.8 | 31°C | Wet |
| May | 29°C | 27°C | 210 mm | 84% | 67% | 5.6 | 35°C | Wet |
| June | 29°C | 27°C | 120 mm | 84% | 69% | 5.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 29°C | 26°C | 100 mm | 84% | 71% | 5.6 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 29°C | 26°C | 118 mm | 83% | 70% | 5.8 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 29°C | 26°C | 177 mm | 83% | 69% | 5.7 | 37°C | Wet |
| October | 28°C | 26°C | 275 mm | 83% | 70% | 5.3 | 34°C | Wet |
| November | 28°C | 26°C | 333 mm | 83% | 77% | 4.5 | 29°C | Wet |
| December | 28°C | 25°C | 268 mm | 84% | 72% | 4.4 | 25°C | Wet |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Sri Lanka167 kmGood for going: January to March and June to August
- Thoothukudi441 kmGood for going: December and January
- Tirunelveli477 kmGood for going: May to September, December and January
- Thiruvananthapuram529 kmGood for going: April, December and January
- Madurai536 kmGood for going: December and January
- Tiruchirappalli586 kmGood for going: December and January
- Kollam586 kmGood for going: December and January
- Puducherry661 kmGood for going: September and December to March
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