Mullaittivu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,108 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2024, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mullaittivu?

The coldest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1957, at 19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mullaittivu?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mullaittivu warmed?

Yes: Mullaittivu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mullaittivu?

The wettest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1954, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mullaittivu?

The windiest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2000, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mullaittivu?

The warmest month in Mullaittivu is May (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu receives on average 1,108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mullaittivu (Sri Lanka) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,108 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 May (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Mullaittivu averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Mullaittivu has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 6 May 2024) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 7 February 1957).

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

MullaittivuNorthern Province

coords: 9.27°, 80.81°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.4°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

25.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,108mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

20.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

191 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.1 °C

Average feels-like low

28.6 °C

Average peak gust

36.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

35.7 °C

6 May 2024

Coldest day

19.0 °C

7 February 1957

Wettest day

226 mm

20 December 1954

Windiest day

48.2 km/h

26 December 2000

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

23 July 1989

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

4 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

16.4 °C

8 December 2022

Sunniest day

12.5 h

3 June 1997

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.4 °C4 May 2025	23.1 °C29 November 2025	28.0 °C	1,699 mm	217
2024	35.7 °C6 May 2024	22.9 °C25 December 2024	28.3 °C	1,424 mm	231
2023	34.2 °C15 June 2023	23.6 °C10 January 2023	27.9 °C	1,737 mm	212
2022	33.4 °C30 April 2022	19.8 °C8 December 2022	27.5 °C	1,269 mm	187
2021	33.7 °C2 April 2021	22.5 °C27 February 2021	27.7 °C	1,534 mm	200
2020	34.4 °C18 June 2020	23.7 °C14 January 2020	27.9 °C	1,141 mm	209
2019	35.0 °C16 May 2019	23.7 °C2 January 2019	28.0 °C	983 mm	202
2018	33.9 °C1 May 2018	22.8 °C7 January 2018	27.4 °C	1,333 mm	179
2017	34.7 °C17 April 2017	21.6 °C11 January 2017	27.8 °C	1,288 mm	216
2016	35.3 °C13 April 2016	20.7 °C1 December 2016	28.2 °C	794 mm	229
2015	33.4 °C1 May 2015	23.0 °C14 January 2015	27.8 °C	1,393 mm	195
2014	34.4 °C1 June 2014	21.9 °C13 January 2014	27.7 °C	1,630 mm	197
2013	34.7 °C11 May 2013	22.8 °C11 December 2013	27.8 °C	818 mm	208
2012	34.4 °C19 May 2012	21.9 °C20 January 2012	27.8 °C	1,126 mm	212
2011	34.0 °C25 May 2011	22.4 °C28 December 2011	27.6 °C	1,794 mm	199
2010	35.3 °C1 June 2010	22.6 °C2 March 2010	27.8 °C	1,589 mm	217
2009	34.7 °C14 May 2009	22.1 °C13 February 2009	27.8 °C	1,244 mm	199
2008	33.9 °C18 May 2008	22.8 °C1 February 2008	27.5 °C	1,538 mm	190
2007	34.4 °C3 June 2007	21.1 °C26 December 2007	27.6 °C	1,056 mm	187
2006	34.2 °C30 April 2006	19.9 °C24 January 2006	27.7 °C	936 mm	202
2005	34.7 °C10 May 2005	22.7 °C16 February 2005	27.8 °C	1,346 mm	210
2004	35.5 °C17 April 2004	22.2 °C22 December 2004	27.5 °C	1,182 mm	197
2003	34.3 °C22 May 2003	23.5 °C15 December 2003	27.7 °C	1,119 mm	197
2002	34.0 °C9 June 2002	23.1 °C8 February 2002	27.7 °C	1,029 mm	208
2001	34.6 °C11 May 2001	19.5 °C11 February 2001	27.6 °C	1,093 mm	199
2000	34.6 °C22 May 2000	22.6 °C24 January 2000	27.5 °C	1,283 mm	188
1999	33.5 °C15 April 1999	19.9 °C9 March 1999	27.4 °C	1,178 mm	197
1998	34.8 °C31 May 1998	23.5 °C31 December 1998	28.1 °C	904 mm	213
1997	34.4 °C2 June 1997	22.4 °C3 February 1997	27.6 °C	1,013 mm	196
1996	34.6 °C20 May 1996	22.1 °C3 December 1996	27.4 °C	988 mm	191
1995	33.6 °C5 August 1995	22.4 °C27 February 1995	27.6 °C	846 mm	205
1994	35.1 °C12 May 1994	22.6 °C22 February 1994	27.4 °C	1,151 mm	187
1993	34.8 °C5 May 1993	22.0 °C10 February 1993	27.5 °C	1,338 mm	204
1992	34.5 °C7 April 1992	21.0 °C4 March 1992	27.3 °C	839 mm	187
1991	35.0 °C29 April 1991	21.9 °C12 February 1991	27.7 °C	807 mm	206
1990	35.5 °C22 April 1990	21.3 °C22 January 1990	27.7 °C	923 mm	218
1989	35.1 °C14 May 1989	20.5 °C7 February 1989	27.3 °C	817 mm	193
1988	35.1 °C21 May 1988	20.8 °C9 February 1988	27.6 °C	859 mm	205
1987	34.9 °C12 April 1987	22.8 °C31 January 1987	27.8 °C	996 mm	201
1986	35.0 °C12 May 1986	21.5 °C1 February 1986	27.5 °C	1,053 mm	210
1985	35.6 °C4 May 1985	22.1 °C6 February 1985	27.4 °C	909 mm	199
1984	33.9 °C15 May 1984	20.5 °C1 December 1984	27.1 °C	1,831 mm	182
1983	34.8 °C3 June 1983	21.4 °C31 January 1983	27.8 °C	840 mm	217
1982	35.3 °C7 May 1982	22.5 °C16 February 1982	27.5 °C	720 mm	197
1981	35.4 °C21 May 1981	21.0 °C7 January 1981	27.2 °C	1,035 mm	183
1980	35.3 °C25 May 1980	19.5 °C30 January 1980	27.6 °C	827 mm	193
1979	35.0 °C29 April 1979	22.1 °C1 February 1979	27.6 °C	958 mm	183
1978	34.0 °C17 April 1978	22.9 °C19 January 1978	27.4 °C	1,087 mm	193
1977	34.0 °C14 April 1977	20.1 °C28 January 1977	27.2 °C	1,265 mm	178
1976	35.3 °C4 May 1976	20.5 °C26 February 1976	27.2 °C	878 mm	188
1975	34.3 °C13 June 1975	21.7 °C12 February 1975	27.1 °C	1,187 mm	183
1974	34.5 °C5 May 1974	21.3 °C6 February 1974	27.2 °C	678 mm	195
1973	35.4 °C28 April 1973	21.9 °C15 January 1973	27.5 °C	1,070 mm	196
1972	33.5 °C5 June 1972	20.7 °C6 February 1972	27.2 °C	985 mm	172
1971	34.0 °C4 May 1971	22.8 °C22 November 1971	27.0 °C	1,428 mm	185
1970	34.2 °C15 May 1970	22.8 °C23 December 1970	27.3 °C	997 mm	189
1969	33.8 °C16 April 1969	21.3 °C30 January 1969	27.4 °C	1,286 mm	191
1968	33.9 °C22 May 1968	21.3 °C16 February 1968	27.0 °C	1,011 mm	174
1967	34.4 °C27 May 1967	20.4 °C11 February 1967	27.0 °C	1,223 mm	175
1966	35.0 °C17 May 1966	21.3 °C2 January 1966	27.1 °C	1,132 mm	166
1965	33.1 °C3 April 1965	21.7 °C9 March 1965	26.7 °C	1,545 mm	160
1964	34.7 °C27 May 1964	22.8 °C6 December 1964	27.1 °C	1,045 mm	164
1963	34.1 °C27 May 1963	21.8 °C11 February 1963	27.0 °C	1,320 mm	182
1962	33.7 °C2 May 1962	22.5 °C17 January 1962	27.0 °C	1,146 mm	163
1961	33.8 °C13 May 1961	20.1 °C1 March 1961	27.0 °C	1,039 mm	187
1960	33.2 °C14 June 1960	22.3 °C26 November 1960	27.0 °C	1,094 mm	178
1959	33.9 °C25 May 1959	22.9 °C15 March 1959	27.3 °C	1,012 mm	185
1958	33.1 °C20 May 1958	22.8 °C10 February 1958	27.2 °C	1,046 mm	176
1957	34.4 °C6 May 1957	19.0 °C7 February 1957	27.0 °C	1,139 mm	185
1956	34.7 °C26 April 1956	21.5 °C3 March 1956	26.7 °C	940 mm	162
1955	33.5 °C14 April 1955	21.6 °C18 November 1955	26.6 °C	1,342 mm	150
1954	33.7 °C16 April 1954	20.8 °C14 February 1954	26.9 °C	1,378 mm	171
1953	35.2 °C9 May 1953	21.6 °C31 January 1953	27.4 °C	615 mm	196
1952	35.2 °C20 May 1952	22.1 °C17 February 1952	27.5 °C	296 mm	220
1951	35.0 °C14 May 1951	22.7 °C1 January 1951	27.3 °C	817 mm	199
1950	34.6 °C18 May 1950	22.0 °C16 January 1950	27.3 °C	199 mm	214
1949	34.6 °C24 April 1949	22.2 °C26 January 1949	27.1 °C	577 mm	213
1948	34.1 °C23 May 1948	22.2 °C6 February 1948	27.1 °C	1,534 mm	192
1947	33.3 °C9 July 1947	22.5 °C8 December 1947	27.0 °C	979 mm	172
1946	34.7 °C4 May 1946	22.7 °C7 January 1946	27.0 °C	1,256 mm	189
1945	35.1 °C9 May 1945	20.5 °C6 January 1945	27.1 °C	1,019 mm	189
1944	33.1 °C30 April 1944	21.3 °C28 November 1944	26.9 °C	1,165 mm	165
1943	33.5 °C1 May 1943	22.2 °C30 January 1943	26.5 °C	1,009 mm	152
1942	32.5 °C6 July 1942	22.4 °C16 February 1942	26.4 °C	1,212 mm	122
1941	34.7 °C30 April 1941	21.1 °C26 January 1941	27.0 °C	1,095 mm	163
1940	32.6 °C26 March 1940	21.2 °C19 January 1940	26.7 °C	1,052 mm	171

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.3 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

217 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1699 mm

+591 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.3 °C	+0.7 °C	163 mm	+64 mm
Feb	28.3 °C	+0.8 °C	72 mm	+20 mm
Mar	29.8 °C	+0.6 °C	60 mm	+25 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+0.7 °C	59 mm	+13 mm
May	32.6 °C	+0.2 °C	31 mm	-16 mm
Jun	32.8 °C	+0.7 °C	9 mm	-10 mm
Jul	32.2 °C	+0.6 °C	27 mm	-8 mm
Aug	31.8 °C	+0.3 °C	26 mm	-19 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+0.3 °C	25 mm	-31 mm
Oct	30.2 °C	+0.4 °C	196 mm	+36 mm
Nov	28.3 °C	+0.4 °C	810 mm	+535 mm
Dec	27.2 °C	+0.3 °C	221 mm	-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

4 May 2025

Coldest day

23.1 °C

29 Nov 2025

Wettest day

128.2 mm

28 Nov 2025

Windiest day

45.1 km/h

28 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

76.3 km/h

28 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

2 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.8 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,108 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mullaittivu?

The hottest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2024, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mullaittivu?

The coldest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1957, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Mullaittivu?

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

Has the climate of Mullaittivu warmed?

Yes: Mullaittivu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mullaittivu?

The wettest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1954, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mullaittivu?

The windiest day measured in Mullaittivu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2000, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mullaittivu?

The warmest month in Mullaittivu is May (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu receives on average 1,108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mullaittivu?

Yes: Mullaittivu has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mullaittivu?

In Mullaittivu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 4 May 2024, and the lowest was 16.4 °C on 8 December 2022.

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