Climate averages 1991–2020
Batticaloa weather
in June.
A very hot, fairly dry month: one of the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Batticaloa: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 26.6°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 34 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalmunai (37 km away). In June its highs average 33.2°C, 1.3°C cooler than Batticaloa, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Batticaloa ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest June highs and 3rd of 12 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 12 cities is 30.4°C; Batticaloa is 4.1°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Batticaloa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 170 | 15.7 | 11.712 h |
| February | 28.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 89 | 11.2 | 11.912 h |
| March | 30.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 52 | 8.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 59 | 10.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 50 | 9.3 | 12.512 h |
| June, selected | 34.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 25 | 5.3 | 12.613 h |
| July | 34.5°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 24 | 5.8 | 12.513 h |
| August | 34.2°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 31 | 7.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 33.2°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 48 | 11.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 152 | 18.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 283 | 23.6 | 11.812 h |
| December | 27.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 302 | 21.6 | 11.712 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Kalmunai in JuneSri Lanka · 37 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 26.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Trincomalee in JuneSri Lanka · 109 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 26.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Kandy in JuneSri Lanka · 126 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.7°C · 79 mm rain
- Ambalantota in JuneSri Lanka · 192 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 25.8°C · 60 mm rain
- Negombo in JuneSri Lanka · 212 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.4°C · 224 mm rain
- Colombo in JuneSri Lanka · 221 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.1°C · 242 mm rain
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in JuneSri Lanka · 223 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 256 mm rain
- Matara in JuneSri Lanka · 234 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 187 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Batticaloa) is explained once on the Batticaloa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.