Batticaloa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Batticaloa is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with July and August close behind. Batticaloa averages about 2,544 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 50 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,544
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,673 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 87k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Batticaloa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Batticaloa is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (66/100, 166 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Batticaloa?
Batticaloa gets a lot of sun: around 2,544 hours a year. June (85/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #6 of 6 destinations in Sri Lanka for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,591 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 49% of the annual 1,673 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 166 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 114 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 88 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 132 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 117 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 50 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 46 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 52 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 77 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 91 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 209 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 299 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 309 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Batticaloa by month
The sea off Batticaloa is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Colombo Sri Lanka · 206 km · best in Feb · 2,876 h sun/yr
- Tiruchirappalli India · 470 km · best in Jan · 2,755 h sun/yr
- Thiruvananthapuram India · 531 km · best in Jan · 2,604 h sun/yr
- Chennai India · 610 km · best in Feb · 2,636 h sun/yr
- Coimbatore India · 629 km · best in Jan · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Kochi India · 640 km · best in Jan · 2,367 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Trincomalee Sri Lanka · 108 km · 2,591 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Hambantota (Mattala) Sri Lanka · 169 km · 2,589 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Galle Sri Lanka · 242 km · 2,789 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Jaffna Sri Lanka · 292 km · 2,591 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tuticorin India · 418 km · 2,791 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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