Climate averages 1991–2020
Matara weather
in April.
A hot, very wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Matara: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 182 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes April a very wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galle (38 km away). In April its highs average 29.2°C, 0.6°C cooler than Matara, with 147 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Matara ranks 10th of 12 for the warmest April highs and 12th of 12 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 12 cities is 30.7°C; Matara is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 182 mm to 224 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Matara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 97 | 14.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 79 | 12.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 30.5°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 99 | 18.1 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 29.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 182 | 25.5 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 224 | 28.3 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.5°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 187 | 26.8 | 12.512 h |
| July | 28.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 159 | 26.7 | 12.412 h |
| August | 28.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 159 | 26.7 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 196 | 26.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 250 | 26.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 296 | 25.3 | 11.912 h |
| December | 28.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 199 | 21.2 | 11.812 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
April in nearby cities
- Galle in AprilSri Lanka · 38 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 25.4°C · 147 mm rain
- Ambalantota in AprilSri Lanka · 57 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 110 mm rain
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in AprilSri Lanka · 123 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 25.0°C · 174 mm rain
- Colombo in AprilSri Lanka · 133 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 25.0°C · 167 mm rain
- Kandy in AprilSri Lanka · 150 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 171 mm rain
- Negombo in AprilSri Lanka · 160 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 25.5°C · 163 mm rain
- Kalmunai in AprilSri Lanka · 217 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 25.8°C · 70 mm rain
- Batticaloa in AprilSri Lanka · 234 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 59 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 Matara) is explained once on the Matara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.