Panadura climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Panadura?

Panadura has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,740 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1998, reaching 36.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Panadura?

The coldest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1975, at 17.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Panadura?

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

Q: Has the climate of Panadura warmed?

Yes: Panadura warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Panadura?

The wettest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2016, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Panadura?

The windiest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2017, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Panadura?

The warmest month in Panadura is March (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Panadura?

Panadura receives on average 2,740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 288 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Panadura?

Panadura gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Panadura (Sri Lanka) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,740 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Panadura averages 0 frost days, 147 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 288 rainy days per year.

Panadura has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 27 March 1998) and the coldest 17.0 °C (on 10 January 1975).

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

PanaduraWestern Province

coords: 6.71°, 79.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.4°C

Average daily high

29.7°C

Average daily low

23.9°C

Annual rainfall

2,740mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

14.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

147 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

288 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.3 °C

Average feels-like low

28.2 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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

36.5 °C

27 March 1998

Coldest day

17.0 °C

10 January 1975

Wettest day

196 mm

15 May 2016

Windiest day

39.4 km/h

29 November 2017

Strongest gust

75.6 km/h

30 November 2017

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

17.6 °C

9 January 1975

Sunniest day

12.2 h

9 May 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.1 °C25 February 2025	21.0 °C30 November 2025	27.3 °C	2,712 mm	257
2024	35.5 °C1 March 2024	21.4 °C24 December 2024	27.7 °C	2,988 mm	291
2023	34.4 °C18 February 2023	20.5 °C29 January 2023	27.2 °C	3,578 mm	272
2022	35.3 °C1 March 2022	19.4 °C22 January 2022	27.1 °C	2,531 mm	220
2021	35.0 °C22 February 2021	20.9 °C25 December 2021	27.1 °C	2,874 mm	221
2020	35.9 °C12 February 2020	21.7 °C14 January 2020	27.7 °C	2,197 mm	261
2019	35.5 °C6 April 2019	20.8 °C19 January 2019	27.3 °C	2,733 mm	256
2018	35.1 °C24 February 2018	19.0 °C8 January 2018	26.9 °C	2,466 mm	222
2017	33.5 °C16 February 2017	19.1 °C5 January 2017	27.0 °C	2,533 mm	214
2016	35.8 °C29 March 2016	18.7 °C24 December 2016	27.7 °C	2,233 mm	237
2015	35.3 °C26 March 2015	20.2 °C13 January 2015	27.3 °C	2,980 mm	261
2014	35.7 °C25 March 2014	21.7 °C10 February 2014	27.2 °C	2,870 mm	216
2013	34.0 °C1 February 2013	20.5 °C17 January 2013	26.9 °C	2,598 mm	179
2012	34.5 °C4 February 2012	20.4 °C2 January 2012	26.9 °C	2,565 mm	218
2011	34.5 °C17 March 2011	18.3 °C28 December 2011	26.8 °C	2,664 mm	197
2010	34.8 °C11 March 2010	20.3 °C5 January 2010	27.0 °C	3,090 mm	190
2009	34.2 °C18 February 2009	20.2 °C13 February 2009	27.1 °C	2,849 mm	197
2008	32.3 °C17 February 2008	19.5 °C25 February 2008	26.7 °C	3,306 mm	200
2007	33.8 °C20 February 2007	19.8 °C1 January 2007	27.0 °C	2,656 mm	200
2006	33.3 °C19 February 2006	18.3 °C31 December 2006	26.8 °C	3,521 mm	196
2005	33.9 °C11 February 2005	20.1 °C27 December 2005	26.9 °C	2,549 mm	187
2004	35.1 °C15 February 2004	19.2 °C22 December 2004	26.9 °C	2,967 mm	195
2003	33.2 °C31 December 2003	20.1 °C2 January 2003	26.8 °C	2,824 mm	197
2002	34.2 °C29 March 2002	18.9 °C29 December 2002	26.8 °C	2,733 mm	176
2001	33.5 °C1 April 2001	18.1 °C11 February 2001	26.6 °C	2,451 mm	138
2000	32.0 °C16 November 2000	20.6 °C27 October 2000	26.2 °C	2,776 mm	118
1999	32.5 °C15 February 1999	17.7 °C31 January 1999	26.2 °C	3,002 mm	95
1998	36.5 °C27 March 1998	21.2 °C23 December 1998	27.4 °C	2,754 mm	194
1997	34.9 °C27 March 1997	19.5 °C28 January 1997	26.8 °C	3,081 mm	199
1996	34.0 °C23 March 1996	19.6 °C25 December 1996	26.5 °C	2,663 mm	142
1995	33.3 °C19 March 1995	20.4 °C12 February 1995	26.7 °C	2,656 mm	164
1994	32.6 °C15 March 1994	20.4 °C27 January 1994	26.4 °C	2,686 mm	131
1993	33.8 °C13 April 1993	19.7 °C9 February 1993	26.5 °C	2,589 mm	153
1992	34.2 °C3 April 1992	20.0 °C28 December 1992	26.6 °C	2,262 mm	155
1991	34.8 °C27 March 1991	19.7 °C30 November 1991	26.6 °C	2,544 mm	162
1990	33.5 °C29 January 1990	20.1 °C16 January 1990	26.7 °C	2,611 mm	160
1989	33.8 °C7 April 1989	19.7 °C23 January 1989	26.4 °C	2,614 mm	156
1988	34.5 °C4 February 1988	18.8 °C29 November 1988	26.7 °C	2,734 mm	183
1987	33.7 °C13 March 1987	20.3 °C2 February 1987	26.9 °C	2,255 mm	191
1986	32.4 °C6 March 1986	20.8 °C24 February 1986	26.4 °C	2,232 mm	147
1985	32.6 °C25 February 1985	19.5 °C25 November 1985	26.3 °C	2,914 mm	130
1984	32.0 °C22 March 1984	20.7 °C15 December 1984	26.1 °C	2,685 mm	107
1983	34.6 °C13 April 1983	18.0 °C4 January 1983	27.1 °C	1,933 mm	193
1982	33.5 °C30 January 1982	21.0 °C17 January 1982	26.6 °C	2,559 mm	165
1981	33.6 °C15 March 1981	18.4 °C8 December 1981	26.5 °C	1,973 mm	148
1980	34.4 °C21 February 1980	20.6 °C25 January 1980	26.9 °C	1,934 mm	200
1979	35.2 °C9 April 1979	20.4 °C12 January 1979	26.7 °C	2,734 mm	182
1978	33.8 °C26 February 1978	21.1 °C21 January 1978	26.4 °C	3,066 mm	164
1977	33.1 °C25 January 1977	19.2 °C30 January 1977	26.3 °C	2,786 mm	153
1976	34.2 °C22 March 1976	19.3 °C21 January 1976	26.2 °C	2,371 mm	149
1975	33.1 °C20 February 1975	17.0 °C10 January 1975	25.9 °C	3,079 mm	86
1974	33.8 °C21 February 1974	19.6 °C16 January 1974	26.0 °C	2,165 mm	144
1973	35.5 °C18 March 1973	20.3 °C11 November 1973	26.5 °C	2,523 mm	154
1972	34.0 °C23 March 1972	17.3 °C22 November 1972	26.4 °C	2,406 mm	137
1971	33.1 °C16 February 1971	19.2 °C24 December 1971	25.9 °C	2,477 mm	114
1970	32.4 °C3 April 1970	17.7 °C4 December 1970	26.1 °C	2,821 mm	102
1969	32.8 °C30 March 1969	20.1 °C3 January 1969	26.3 °C	3,033 mm	128
1968	34.3 °C12 March 1968	20.0 °C28 January 1968	26.0 °C	2,792 mm	103
1967	33.0 °C19 February 1967	19.0 °C28 January 1967	25.9 °C	3,558 mm	90
1966	32.5 °C8 February 1966	18.7 °C2 January 1966	26.0 °C	3,427 mm	94
1965	31.9 °C30 January 1965	20.8 °C13 January 1965	25.8 °C	3,795 mm	75
1964	32.1 °C13 February 1964	20.2 °C19 January 1964	25.8 °C	3,422 mm	74
1963	32.3 °C19 February 1963	20.0 °C24 January 1963	25.8 °C	3,270 mm	61
1962	31.6 °C6 April 1962	19.7 °C31 December 1962	26.0 °C	3,213 mm	76
1961	33.3 °C10 March 1961	19.4 °C19 February 1961	25.9 °C	2,599 mm	82
1960	32.9 °C9 February 1960	20.4 °C29 January 1960	25.9 °C	2,590 mm	72
1959	35.7 °C20 March 1959	22.0 °C2 March 1959	26.2 °C	2,893 mm	113
1958	34.7 °C7 March 1958	21.0 °C5 February 1958	26.3 °C	2,845 mm	101
1957	33.2 °C29 March 1957	19.4 °C26 January 1957	26.0 °C	2,882 mm	83
1956	32.3 °C24 February 1956	19.0 °C5 January 1956	25.5 °C	3,050 mm	64
1955	31.6 °C13 March 1955	19.4 °C19 December 1955	25.4 °C	3,523 mm	26
1954	33.4 °C1 March 1954	19.9 °C11 November 1954	25.6 °C	3,487 mm	59
1953	34.5 °C22 March 1953	19.8 °C30 January 1953	26.3 °C	1,939 mm	167
1952	34.5 °C21 February 1952	20.9 °C14 January 1952	26.3 °C	2,006 mm	153
1951	33.8 °C8 January 1951	20.4 °C18 December 1951	26.0 °C	2,346 mm	112
1950	33.6 °C2 March 1950	19.0 °C2 January 1950	25.9 °C	1,701 mm	125
1949	33.2 °C12 March 1949	20.6 °C31 December 1949	25.9 °C	2,134 mm	113
1948	31.4 °C9 March 1948	21.6 °C21 February 1948	25.8 °C	3,057 mm	54
1947	32.1 °C27 February 1947	19.6 °C29 December 1947	25.8 °C	2,373 mm	59
1946	34.5 °C14 March 1946	19.9 °C27 January 1946	25.8 °C	2,642 mm	103
1945	34.0 °C8 March 1945	18.0 °C14 December 1945	25.8 °C	2,861 mm	104
1944	32.7 °C18 February 1944	20.0 °C11 December 1944	25.6 °C	3,280 mm	43
1943	33.2 °C1 March 1943	19.5 °C19 February 1943	25.2 °C	2,840 mm	54
1942	32.7 °C10 February 1942	18.2 °C25 January 1942	25.3 °C	3,009 mm	40
1941	34.4 °C3 April 1941	19.9 °C26 December 1941	25.8 °C	2,857 mm	100
1940	32.3 °C28 March 1940	20.3 °C11 January 1940	25.6 °C	2,861 mm	77

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.7 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

257 d/yr

+110

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2712 mm

-28 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	-0.4 °C	244 mm	+143 mm
Feb	33.0 °C	+1.8 °C	40 mm	-42 mm
Mar	32.0 °C	+0.5 °C	132 mm	+7 mm
Apr	31.6 °C	+0.6 °C	244 mm	+52 mm
May	31.0 °C	+1.2 °C	233 mm	-78 mm
Jun	30.3 °C	+1.4 °C	256 mm	-52 mm
Jul	30.1 °C	+1.5 °C	193 mm	-64 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+1.2 °C	123 mm	-121 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+1.5 °C	191 mm	-67 mm
Oct	30.3 °C	+1.4 °C	343 mm	+17 mm
Nov	29.5 °C	+0.2 °C	555 mm	+231 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	158 mm	-53 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest day

21.0 °C

30 Nov 2025

Wettest day

132.6 mm

28 Nov 2025

Windiest day

34.1 km/h

27 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

28 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

25 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.5 °C

28 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Panadura?

Panadura has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,740 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panadura?

The hottest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1998, reaching 36.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Panadura?

The coldest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1975, at 17.0 °C.

Does it snow in Panadura?

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

Has the climate of Panadura warmed?

Yes: Panadura warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Panadura?

The wettest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2016, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Panadura?

The windiest day measured in Panadura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2017, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Panadura?

The warmest month in Panadura is March (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Panadura?

Panadura receives on average 2,740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 288 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Panadura?

Panadura gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Panadura?

Yes: Panadura has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panadura?

In Panadura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 17.6 °C on 9 January 1975.

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