Climate · Sri Lanka

Tangalle

Hot all year, wet from April to December and drier from January to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years6.0°N20 m above the sea
  1. Jan87°31°75°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb89°32°75°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar89°32°76°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr89°32°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  5. May88°31°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun87°31°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul87°31°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  8. Aug86°30°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  9. Sep86°30°76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct86°30°76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov86°30°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  12. Dec86°30°75°24°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

Highs hardly move, between 86°F and 89°F all year, with nights near 76°F. The rain comes from April to December, on about six days a week. January to February is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.Highs hardly move, between 30°C and 32°C all year, with nights near 24°C. The rain comes from April to December, on about six days a week. January to February is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Tangalle sits

Asia/Colombo

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Latitude
6.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Tissamaharama61 km north-east

The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangalle, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 86°F in August and September to 89°F in February and March.Highs from 30°C in August and September to 32°C in February and March.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in April (88% of days), driest in February (44%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (63% cover), cloudiest in May and June (75%).

Daylight

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Tangalle, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
75°24°87°31°
3 days65%11h 49m
FebruaryDry seasonMost comfortable
75°24°89°32°
3 days64%11h 55m
March
76°24°89°32°
4 days63%12h 05m
AprilRainy season
77°25°89°32°
6 days69%12h 15m
MayRainy season
78°26°88°31°
6 days75%12h 24m
JuneRainy season
77°25°87°31°
6 days75%12h 28m
JulyRainy season
77°25°87°31°
5 days75%12h 26m
AugustRainy season
77°25°86°30°
5 days73%12h 18m
SeptemberRainy season
76°24°86°30°
6 days72%12h 08m
OctoberRainy season
76°24°86°30°
6 days73%11h 58m
NovemberRainy seasonMost comfortable
75°24°86°30°
6 days75%11h 50m
DecemberRainy seasonMost comfortable
75°24°86°30°
5 days71%11h 47m

When is the best time to visit Tangalle?


Tangalle is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are November to February: highs near 87°F, nights near 75°F, and rain on about four days a week.Tangalle is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are November to February: highs near 31°C, nights near 24°C, and rain on about four days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Tangalle?

February and March, with highs near 89°F and lows near 76°F. The coolest are August and September, with highs near 86°F.February and March, with highs near 32°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest are August and September, with highs near 30°C.

When does it rain most in Tangalle?

April, with rain on about six days a week. February is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Tangalle?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Tangalle?

March, when cloud covers about 63% of the sky on average. May and June are the cloudiest, at about 75%.

Places with a year like Tangalle's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Tangalle's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Tangalle's summer.

Elsewhere in Sri Lanka

All of Sri Lanka

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Tangalle. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.