Climate averages 1991–2020
Point Pedro weather
in August.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Point Pedro: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 26.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jaffna (30 km away). In August its highs average 30.3°C, 0.7°C cooler than Point Pedro, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Point Pedro ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 30.0°C; Point Pedro is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 42 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Point Pedro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 66 | 7.6 | 11.612 h |
| February | 28.1°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 27 | 4.8 | 11.812 h |
| March | 30.2°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 21 | 3.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.7°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 34 | 6.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.8°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 40 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.3°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 17 | 3.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 31.1°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 21 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 31.0°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 32 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 42 | 8.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 172 | 18.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 281 | 22.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 27.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 191 | 16.9 | 11.612 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
August in nearby cities
- Jaffna in AugustSri Lanka · 30 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 27.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Nagapattinam in AugustIndia · 114 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 27.0°C · 60 mm rain
- Pattukkottai in AugustIndia · 121 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 26.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Kāraikāl in AugustIndia · 130 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 27.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in AugustIndia · 156 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 26.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Kumbakonam in AugustIndia · 157 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 26.1°C · 80 mm rain
- Thanjavur in AugustIndia · 161 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 26.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in AugustIndia · 163 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 80 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 Point Pedro) is explained once on the Point Pedro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.