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Moratuwa, Western Province

Sri Lanka · 168k people · 7 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high88°F (31°C)89°F (32°C)90°F (32°C)90°F (32°C)89°F (31°C)87°F (31°C)86°F (30°C)86°F (30°C)86°F (30°C)87°F (30°C)87°F (31°C)87°F (31°C)
Average low73°F (23°C)74°F (23°C)76°F (24°C)77°F (25°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)77°F (25°C)76°F (25°C)75°F (24°C)74°F (23°C)
Dew point71°F (21°C)71°F (22°C)74°F (23°C)76°F (24°C)76°F (25°C)76°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (23°C)72°F (22°C)
Rainfall3.5 in (88 mm)4.1 in (104 mm)5.9 in (150 mm)12.1 in (309 mm)15.2 in (385 mm)9.1 in (231 mm)6.1 in (155 mm)5.5 in (140 mm)9.7 in (246 mm)18.8 in (478 mm)17 in (431 mm)7.6 in (192 mm)
Rainy days7610192418131218232013
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine207 h206 h230 h180 h139 h134 h143 h151 h137 h131 h125 h165 h

Scroll the table sideways for all twelve months.

Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.6°F (+0.9°C)

Models range from +1.6°F (+0.9°C) to +1.7°F (+0.9°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

12 → 29

About 2.5× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • February: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • March: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
  • April: +1.5°F (+0.8°C)
  • May: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • June: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • July: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • August: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • September: +1.5°F (+0.9°C)
  • October: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • November: +1.5°F (+0.8°C)
  • December: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.