Climate averages 1991–2020
Matara weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Matara: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 79 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galle (38 km away). In February its highs average 29.0°C, 1.0°C cooler than Matara, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Matara ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest February highs and 9th of 12 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 12 cities is 29.3°C; Matara is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 79 mm to 99 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Galle in FebruarySri Lanka · 38 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Ambalantota in FebruarySri Lanka · 57 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in FebruarySri Lanka · 123 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 58 mm rain
- Colombo in FebruarySri Lanka · 133 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 55 mm rain
- Kandy in FebruarySri Lanka · 150 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Negombo in FebruarySri Lanka · 160 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Kalmunai in FebruarySri Lanka · 217 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Batticaloa in FebruarySri Lanka · 234 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 89 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.