Gampola climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gampola?

Gampola has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 2,070 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gampola?

The hottest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1976, reaching 35.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gampola?

The coldest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2001, at 12.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gampola?

Almost never: Gampola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Gampola warmed?

Yes: Gampola warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gampola?

The wettest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2023, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gampola?

The windiest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1978, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gampola?

The warmest month in Gampola is March (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gampola?

Gampola receives on average 2,070 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gampola?

Gampola gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gampola (Sri Lanka) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 2,070 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is March (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Gampola averages 0 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 244 rainy days per year.

Gampola has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 26 March 1976) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 11 February 2001).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

GampolaCentral Province

coords: 7.16°, 80.57°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

23.6°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

20.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,070mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

2.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

33 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

244 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.2 °C

Average feels-like low

23.5 °C

Average peak gust

35.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

285 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

35.4 °C

26 March 1976

Coldest day

12.7 °C

11 February 2001

Wettest day

241 mm

18 October 2023

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

24 November 1978

Strongest gust

87.1 km/h

24 November 1978

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

30 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.8 °C

25 January 2006

Sunniest day

12.4 h

30 May 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.5 °C21 March 2025	17.8 °C4 February 2025	24.2 °C	2,781 mm	41
2024	34.4 °C16 March 2024	16.3 °C25 January 2024	24.7 °C	2,650 mm	90
2023	32.1 °C18 March 2023	15.9 °C13 January 2023	24.4 °C	2,885 mm	51
2022	31.6 °C4 February 2022	15.5 °C8 December 2022	23.9 °C	2,133 mm	23
2021	32.3 °C1 March 2021	17.3 °C11 February 2021	24.1 °C	2,772 mm	37
2020	34.4 °C2 April 2020	16.6 °C15 January 2020	24.6 °C	1,876 mm	97
2019	33.6 °C13 April 2019	16.7 °C19 January 2019	24.5 °C	2,204 mm	67
2018	32.9 °C24 March 2018	15.2 °C7 January 2018	23.9 °C	2,448 mm	41
2017	32.9 °C8 April 2017	14.8 °C8 January 2017	24.1 °C	1,937 mm	39
2016	33.9 °C18 March 2016	15.0 °C24 December 2016	24.7 °C	1,700 mm	92
2015	31.6 °C23 March 2015	15.3 °C18 February 2015	24.3 °C	2,973 mm	24
2014	34.3 °C30 March 2014	15.4 °C11 February 2014	24.0 °C	2,835 mm	53
2013	31.0 °C9 April 2013	16.4 °C17 January 2013	23.7 °C	2,272 mm	17
2012	31.6 °C24 March 2012	16.0 °C16 January 2012	24.2 °C	2,116 mm	36
2011	31.8 °C6 April 2011	14.8 °C28 December 2011	23.9 °C	2,371 mm	16
2010	34.2 °C21 March 2010	15.4 °C6 January 2010	24.1 °C	2,679 mm	54
2009	33.0 °C2 March 2009	15.8 °C1 January 2009	24.1 °C	2,056 mm	25
2008	29.6 °C3 October 2008	13.4 °C25 February 2008	23.8 °C	2,533 mm	0
2007	35.0 °C28 March 2007	15.5 °C5 January 2007	24.0 °C	1,873 mm	41
2006	30.8 °C8 April 2006	13.9 °C24 January 2006	23.9 °C	2,586 mm	8
2005	32.2 °C24 March 2005	16.3 °C16 February 2005	24.0 °C	1,756 mm	29
2004	33.2 °C7 March 2004	14.3 °C22 December 2004	24.0 °C	2,052 mm	47
2003	31.2 °C5 April 2003	16.4 °C2 January 2003	23.9 °C	1,875 mm	5
2002	31.3 °C22 March 2002	15.7 °C27 December 2002	23.8 °C	2,409 mm	23
2001	33.4 °C1 April 2001	12.7 °C11 February 2001	23.6 °C	2,020 mm	29
2000	30.3 °C20 March 2000	16.3 °C13 February 2000	23.3 °C	1,814 mm	1
1999	32.2 °C25 March 1999	14.2 °C30 January 1999	23.3 °C	1,688 mm	15
1998	35.2 °C1 April 1998	17.5 °C17 December 1998	24.5 °C	1,805 mm	83
1997	34.4 °C19 March 1997	15.2 °C28 January 1997	24.1 °C	2,676 mm	46
1996	32.6 °C23 March 1996	15.8 °C25 December 1996	23.6 °C	2,455 mm	25
1995	32.8 °C23 March 1995	16.4 °C13 February 1995	23.8 °C	1,885 mm	30
1994	30.3 °C9 March 1994	16.3 °C9 March 1994	23.5 °C	2,361 mm	3
1993	32.1 °C16 March 1993	14.0 °C9 February 1993	23.6 °C	2,489 mm	28
1992	34.6 °C6 April 1992	15.5 °C14 February 1992	23.7 °C	1,578 mm	63
1991	33.6 °C27 March 1991	15.2 °C19 February 1991	23.8 °C	1,727 mm	30
1990	31.8 °C5 March 1990	14.6 °C22 January 1990	23.8 °C	2,108 mm	25
1989	34.2 °C7 April 1989	14.6 °C12 February 1989	23.5 °C	2,096 mm	34
1988	32.2 °C2 April 1988	15.1 °C8 February 1988	23.8 °C	1,949 mm	20
1987	34.6 °C15 April 1987	17.1 °C11 February 1987	24.4 °C	1,775 mm	75
1986	31.5 °C7 April 1986	16.0 °C22 February 1986	23.8 °C	1,456 mm	15
1985	30.6 °C29 March 1985	15.7 °C22 February 1985	23.4 °C	2,220 mm	13
1984	30.1 °C3 May 1984	16.4 °C13 December 1984	23.2 °C	2,885 mm	2
1983	35.1 °C22 April 1983	14.3 °C4 January 1983	24.5 °C	1,346 mm	79
1982	34.4 °C10 March 1982	16.3 °C16 February 1982	24.0 °C	1,812 mm	76
1981	33.8 °C22 March 1981	14.9 °C8 December 1981	23.7 °C	1,385 mm	39
1980	34.7 °C27 March 1980	16.3 °C30 January 1980	24.0 °C	1,574 mm	40
1979	34.6 °C7 April 1979	16.4 °C12 January 1979	24.1 °C	2,144 mm	65
1978	34.9 °C22 March 1978	17.2 °C18 January 1978	23.6 °C	2,327 mm	33
1977	34.3 °C18 March 1977	14.9 °C29 January 1977	23.5 °C	2,021 mm	40
1976	35.4 °C26 March 1976	16.1 °C26 February 1976	23.7 °C	1,835 mm	66
1975	34.7 °C27 March 1975	14.2 °C10 January 1975	23.2 °C	1,902 mm	36
1974	33.9 °C1 April 1974	13.9 °C16 January 1974	23.3 °C	1,368 mm	29
1973	34.7 °C11 March 1973	15.4 °C17 January 1973	23.7 °C	2,035 mm	47
1972	34.9 °C26 March 1972	14.7 °C22 November 1972	23.6 °C	2,250 mm	37
1971	30.7 °C23 March 1971	15.1 °C13 February 1971	22.9 °C	1,902 mm	14
1970	30.9 °C3 April 1970	14.5 °C4 December 1970	23.3 °C	1,875 mm	6
1969	33.4 °C25 March 1969	16.5 °C3 January 1969	23.6 °C	2,249 mm	38
1968	32.5 °C1 March 1968	15.0 °C28 January 1968	23.2 °C	2,243 mm	26
1967	32.7 °C4 April 1967	13.8 °C10 February 1967	23.2 °C	2,188 mm	15
1966	30.9 °C23 March 1966	15.5 °C2 January 1966	23.3 °C	2,004 mm	6
1965	31.2 °C8 April 1965	17.3 °C10 January 1965	22.9 °C	2,562 mm	10
1964	30.7 °C21 April 1964	15.6 °C9 March 1964	23.0 °C	1,889 mm	4
1963	31.0 °C10 May 1963	16.2 °C17 February 1963	23.1 °C	2,371 mm	4
1962	30.5 °C17 March 1962	16.1 °C2 March 1962	23.0 °C	2,102 mm	2
1961	30.9 °C13 April 1961	15.7 °C27 February 1961	23.2 °C	1,573 mm	2
1960	31.4 °C25 March 1960	15.9 °C28 January 1960	22.9 °C	2,208 mm	6
1959	34.1 °C18 March 1959	17.0 °C25 February 1959	23.6 °C	1,879 mm	50
1958	31.1 °C28 February 1958	17.0 °C5 February 1958	23.3 °C	2,080 mm	8
1957	33.0 °C31 March 1957	15.8 °C7 February 1957	23.3 °C	2,252 mm	39
1956	31.2 °C7 April 1956	13.7 °C22 January 1956	22.5 °C	1,901 mm	3
1955	29.3 °C5 April 1955	15.8 °C19 December 1955	22.5 °C	2,379 mm	0
1954	31.6 °C3 March 1954	16.2 °C6 February 1954	22.6 °C	2,671 mm	7
1953	34.8 °C17 March 1953	16.8 °C29 January 1953	23.9 °C	1,139 mm	108
1952	34.5 °C31 March 1952	15.6 °C15 January 1952	23.7 °C	1,016 mm	99
1951	32.4 °C15 March 1951	16.9 °C5 January 1951	23.5 °C	1,719 mm	57
1950	33.6 °C5 March 1950	17.3 °C2 January 1950	23.6 °C	979 mm	70
1949	33.2 °C12 March 1949	16.6 °C24 January 1949	23.5 °C	808 mm	44
1948	30.0 °C16 March 1948	16.7 °C26 February 1948	23.0 °C	2,273 mm	1
1947	29.4 °C29 April 1947	16.2 °C29 December 1947	22.8 °C	2,160 mm	0
1946	32.1 °C13 March 1946	15.3 °C27 January 1946	22.8 °C	2,121 mm	14
1945	31.6 °C11 May 1945	14.0 °C5 January 1945	22.8 °C	1,938 mm	24
1944	31.2 °C20 February 1944	15.1 °C6 February 1944	22.7 °C	2,035 mm	4
1943	32.5 °C5 March 1943	15.3 °C20 January 1943	22.2 °C	1,857 mm	17
1942	28.8 °C14 February 1942	15.0 °C26 January 1942	22.2 °C	2,283 mm	0
1941	32.9 °C3 April 1941	13.8 °C29 January 1941	22.7 °C	2,034 mm	34
1940	31.1 °C9 March 1940	16.3 °C11 January 1940	22.6 °C	2,617 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2781 mm

+711 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.6 °C	-0.3 °C	244 mm	+157 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+1.1 °C	17 mm	-59 mm
Mar	29.9 °C	-0.1 °C	158 mm	+22 mm
Apr	29.3 °C	+0.1 °C	193 mm	-45 mm
May	28.6 °C	+0.7 °C	163 mm	+2 mm
Jun	27.6 °C	+0.9 °C	118 mm	-15 mm
Jul	27.5 °C	+1.1 °C	182 mm	+46 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	+1.1 °C	70 mm	-58 mm
Sep	27.9 °C	+1.2 °C	105 mm	-25 mm
Oct	27.9 °C	+1.1 °C	630 mm	+307 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	-0.1 °C	832 mm	+491 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	+1.0 °C	71 mm	-112 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.5 °C

21 Mar 2025

Coldest day

17.8 °C

4 Feb 2025

Wettest day

212.7 mm

28 Nov 2025

Windiest day

24.2 km/h

28 May 2025

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.7 °C

18 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.9 °C

4 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gampola?

Gampola has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 2,070 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gampola?

The hottest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1976, reaching 35.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gampola?

The coldest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2001, at 12.7 °C.

Does it snow in Gampola?

Almost never: Gampola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Gampola warmed?

Yes: Gampola warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gampola?

The wettest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 2023, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gampola?

The windiest day measured in Gampola between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1978, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gampola?

The warmest month in Gampola is March (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Gampola?

Gampola receives on average 2,070 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gampola?

Gampola gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Gampola?

Yes: Gampola has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gampola?

In Gampola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 30 April 2024, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 25 January 2006.

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