Yala weather by month

Check out Yala weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature in Yala (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
29°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Yala29
30°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Yala30
31°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Yala31
32°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Yala32
31°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Yala31
31°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Yala31
31°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Yala31
31°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Yala31
30°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Yala30
30°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Yala30
30°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Yala30
29°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Yala29
Min temperature (night-time)
23°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Yala23
23°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Yala23
24°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Yala24
25°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Yala25
25°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Yala25
25°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Yala25
25°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Yala25
25°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Yala25
25°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Yala25
24°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Yala24
24°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Yala24
23°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Yala23
Heat & Humidity
High heat & humidity in January in YalaH
High heat & humidity in February in YalaH
High heat & humidity in March in YalaH
Very high heat & humidity in April in YalaVH
Very high heat & humidity in May in YalaVH
Very high heat & humidity in June in YalaVH
Very high heat & humidity in July in YalaVH
Very high heat & humidity in August in YalaVH
Very high heat & humidity in September in YalaVH
High heat & humidity in October in YalaH
High heat & humidity in November in YalaH
High heat & humidity in December in YalaH
Sea temperature
27°C sea temperature in January in Yala27
28°C sea temperature in February in Yala28
29°C sea temperature in March in Yala29
29°C sea temperature in April in Yala29
29°C sea temperature in May in Yala29
28°C sea temperature in June in Yala28
28°C sea temperature in July in Yala28
28°C sea temperature in August in Yala28
28°C sea temperature in September in Yala28
28°C sea temperature in October in Yala28
29°C sea temperature in November in Yala29
28°C sea temperature in December in Yala28

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Yala

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
12 hours of daylight per day in January in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in February in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in April in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in May in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in June in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in July in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in August in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in October in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in November in Yala12
12 hours of daylight per day in December in Yala12
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in January in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in February in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in April in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in May in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in June in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in July in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in August in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in September in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in October in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in November in Yala11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in December in Yala11

Rainfall in Yala

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
6 days with some rainfall in January in Yala6
4 days with some rainfall in February in Yala4
5 days with some rainfall in March in Yala5
9 days with some rainfall in April in Yala9
8 days with some rainfall in May in Yala8
7 days with some rainfall in June in Yala7
6 days with some rainfall in July in Yala6
8 days with some rainfall in August in Yala8
9 days with some rainfall in September in Yala9
12 days with some rainfall in October in Yala12
14 days with some rainfall in November in Yala14
11 days with some rainfall in December in Yala11
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
129 mm monthly rainfall in January in Yala129
90 mm monthly rainfall in February in Yala90
81 mm monthly rainfall in March in Yala81
115 mm monthly rainfall in April in Yala115
80 mm monthly rainfall in May in Yala80
47 mm monthly rainfall in June in Yala47
46 mm monthly rainfall in July in Yala46
63 mm monthly rainfall in August in Yala63
81 mm monthly rainfall in September in Yala81
183 mm monthly rainfall in October in Yala183
241 mm monthly rainfall in November in Yala241
228 mm monthly rainfall in December in Yala228

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The climate guide for Sri Lanka (Yala) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Yala?

Yala has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Yala weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 129 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 29°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Yala29
    29°C max day temperature
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • 6 days with some rainfall in January in Yala6
    6 days with some rainfall
  • 23°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Yala23
    23°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in January in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • High heat & humidity in January in YalaH
    High heat & humidity
  • 129 mm monthly rainfall in January in Yala129
    129 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in January in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 27°C sea temperature in January in Yala27
    27°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 90 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 30°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Yala30
    30°C max day temperature
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • 4 days with some rainfall in February in Yala4
    4 days with some rainfall
  • 23°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Yala23
    23°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in February in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • High heat & humidity in February in YalaH
    High heat & humidity
  • 90 mm monthly rainfall in February in Yala90
    90 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in February in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in February in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in March and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 81 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Yala31
    31°C max day temperature
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • 5 days with some rainfall in March in Yala5
    5 days with some rainfall
  • 24°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Yala24
    24°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in March in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • High heat & humidity in March in YalaH
    High heat & humidity
  • 81 mm monthly rainfall in March in Yala81
    81 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 29°C sea temperature in March in Yala29
    29°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in April and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 115 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 32°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Yala32
    32°C max day temperature
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • 9 days with some rainfall in April in Yala9
    9 days with some rainfall
  • 25°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Yala25
    25°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in April in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Very high heat & humidity in April in YalaVH
    Very High heat & humidity
  • 115 mm monthly rainfall in April in Yala115
    115 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in April in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 29°C sea temperature in April in Yala29
    29°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in May and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 80 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Yala31
    31°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 8 days with some rainfall in May in Yala8
    8 days with some rainfall
  • 25°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Yala25
    25°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in May in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Very high heat & humidity in May in YalaVH
    Very High heat & humidity
  • 80 mm monthly rainfall in May in Yala80
    80 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in May in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 29°C sea temperature in May in Yala29
    29°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in June and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 47 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Yala31
    31°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 7 days with some rainfall in June in Yala7
    7 days with some rainfall
  • 25°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Yala25
    25°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in June in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Very high heat & humidity in June in YalaVH
    Very High heat & humidity
  • 47 mm monthly rainfall in June in Yala47
    47 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in June in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in June in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in July and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 46 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Yala31
    31°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 6 days with some rainfall in July in Yala6
    6 days with some rainfall
  • 25°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Yala25
    25°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in July in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Very high heat & humidity in July in YalaVH
    Very High heat & humidity
  • 46 mm monthly rainfall in July in Yala46
    46 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in July in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in July in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in August and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 63 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Yala31
    31°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 8 days with some rainfall in August in Yala8
    8 days with some rainfall
  • 25°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Yala25
    25°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in August in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Very high heat & humidity in August in YalaVH
    Very High heat & humidity
  • 63 mm monthly rainfall in August in Yala63
    63 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in August in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in August in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in September and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 81 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 30°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Yala30
    30°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 9 days with some rainfall in September in Yala9
    9 days with some rainfall
  • 25°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Yala25
    25°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in September in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Very high heat & humidity in September in YalaVH
    Very High heat & humidity
  • 81 mm monthly rainfall in September in Yala81
    81 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in September in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in September in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 183 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 30°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Yala30
    30°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 12 days with some rainfall in October in Yala12
    12 days with some rainfall
  • 24°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Yala24
    24°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in October in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • High heat & humidity in October in YalaH
    High heat & humidity
  • 183 mm monthly rainfall in October in Yala183
    183 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in October in Yala11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in October in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 241 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 30°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Yala30
    30°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 14 days with some rainfall in November in Yala14
    14 days with some rainfall
  • 24°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Yala24
    24°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in November in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • High heat & humidity in November in YalaH
    High heat & humidity
  • 241 mm monthly rainfall in November in Yala241
    241 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in November in Yala11
    11 (Extreme) UV index
  • 29°C sea temperature in November in Yala29
    29°C sea temperature

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Yala weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Yala, Sri Lanka in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 228 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 29°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Yala29
    29°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 11 days with some rainfall in December in Yala11
    11 days with some rainfall
  • 23°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Yala23
    23°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in December in Yala12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • High heat & humidity in December in YalaH
    High heat & humidity
  • 228 mm monthly rainfall in December in Yala228
    228 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in December in Yala11
    11 (Extreme) UV index
  • 28°C sea temperature in December in Yala28
    28°C sea temperature

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The climate guide for Sri Lanka (Yala) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Compare Yala with the UK

Below the Yala chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Yala, Sri Lanka and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

Yala, Sri Lanka
UK (London)
29
7
30
7
31
10
32
13
31
17
31
20
31
22
31
22
30
19
30
15
30
10
29
8
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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