Climate averages 1991–2020
Matara weather
in June.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Matara: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 187 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes June a very wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galle (38 km away). In June its highs average 28.1°C, about as warm as Matara, with 244 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Matara ranks 10th of 12 for the warmest June highs and 8th of 12 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 12 cities is 30.4°C; Matara is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 187 mm to 159 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Galle in JuneSri Lanka · 38 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 25.2°C · 244 mm rain
- Ambalantota in JuneSri Lanka · 57 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 25.8°C · 60 mm rain
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in JuneSri Lanka · 123 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 256 mm rain
- Colombo in JuneSri Lanka · 133 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.1°C · 242 mm rain
- Kandy in JuneSri Lanka · 150 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.7°C · 79 mm rain
- Negombo in JuneSri Lanka · 160 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.4°C · 224 mm rain
- Kalmunai in JuneSri Lanka · 217 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 26.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Batticaloa in JuneSri Lanka · 234 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 26.6°C · 25 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.