Climate averages 1991–2020
Point Pedro weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Point Pedro: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jaffna (30 km away). In February its highs average 28.1°C, about as warm as Point Pedro, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Sri Lanka, Point Pedro ranks joint 8th of 12 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 12 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 12 cities is 29.3°C; Point Pedro is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 27 mm to 21 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Jaffna in FebruarySri Lanka · 30 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Nagapattinam in FebruaryIndia · 114 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 19 mm rain
- Pattukkottai in FebruaryIndia · 121 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Kāraikāl in FebruaryIndia · 130 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Mayiladuthurai in FebruaryIndia · 156 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Kumbakonam in FebruaryIndia · 157 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Thanjavur in FebruaryIndia · 161 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Kāraikkudi in FebruaryIndia · 163 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 15 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.