Climate · Sri Lanka

Tissamaharama

Hot all year, wet from October to December and drier from June to August.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years6.3°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan87°31°73°23°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb89°32°74°23°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar91°33°75°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr91°33°77°25°Rain on about five days a week.
  5. May91°33°78°26°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun92°33°78°26°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul93°34°78°26°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug93°34°78°26°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep93°34°77°25°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct91°33°77°25°Rain on about four days a week.
  11. Nov88°31°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  12. Dec87°31°74°23°Rain on about four 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 87°F and 93°F all year, with nights near 76°F. Rain comes in two spells, in April and from October to December. June to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.Highs hardly move, between 31°C and 34°C all year, with nights near 24°C. Rain comes in two spells, in April and from October to December. June to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight stays near 12 hours all year.

Where Tissamaharama sits

Asia/Colombo

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Latitude
6.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Tangalle61 km south-west

The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tissamaharama, 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 87°F in December and January to 93°F in July and August.Highs from 31°C in December and January to 34°C in July and August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in November (79% of days), driest in July (17%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (62% cover), cloudiest in May and June (76%).

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

Tissamaharama, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryMost comfortable
73°23°87°31°
3 days65%11h 48m
FebruaryMost comfortable
74°23°89°32°
3 days64%11h 55m
March
75°24°91°33°
3 days62%12h 05m
AprilRainy season
77°25°91°33°
5 days70%12h 15m
May
78°26°91°33°
4 days76%12h 24m
June
78°26°92°33°
2 days76%12h 29m
July
78°26°93°34°
1 day76%12h 27m
August
78°26°93°34°
2 days75%12h 19m
September
77°25°93°34°
3 days73%12h 08m
OctoberRainy season
77°25°91°33°
4 days75%11h 58m
NovemberRainy season
75°24°88°31°
6 days75%11h 50m
DecemberRainy season
74°23°87°31°
4 days71%11h 46m

When is the best time to visit Tissamaharama?


Tissamaharama is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are January to February: highs near 88°F, nights near 74°F, and rain on about three days a week.Tissamaharama is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are January to February: highs near 31°C, nights near 23°C, and rain on about three 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 Tissamaharama?

July and August, with highs near 93°F and lows near 78°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 87°F.July and August, with highs near 34°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 31°C.

When does it rain most in Tissamaharama?

November, with rain on about six days a week. July is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Tissamaharama?

About 12 hours all year, as near the equator.

When are the skies clearest in Tissamaharama?

March, when cloud covers about 62% of the sky on average. May and June are the cloudiest, at about 76%.

Places with a year like Tissamaharama's

by their highs, lows and wet days

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

Elsewhere in Sri Lanka

All of Sri Lanka

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Tissamaharama. 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.