Climate averages 1991–2020
Matara weather
in November.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Matara: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 296 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes November a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Galle (38 km away). In November its highs average 28.0°C, 0.5°C cooler than Matara, with 250 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Matara ranks joint 5th of 12 for the warmest November highs and 8th of 12 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 12 cities is 28.2°C; Matara is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 296 mm to 199 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Galle in NovemberSri Lanka · 38 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 250 mm rain
- Ambalantota in NovemberSri Lanka · 57 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 231 mm rain
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in NovemberSri Lanka · 123 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.7°C · 330 mm rain
- Colombo in NovemberSri Lanka · 133 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 307 mm rain
- Kandy in NovemberSri Lanka · 150 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 274 mm rain
- Negombo in NovemberSri Lanka · 160 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 271 mm rain
- Kalmunai in NovemberSri Lanka · 217 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 280 mm rain
- Batticaloa in NovemberSri Lanka · 234 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 283 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.