Point Pedro climate — normals and trends
Point Pedro (Sri Lanka) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 891 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Point Pedro averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Point Pedro 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 34.7 °C (on 20 April 1998) and the coldest 21.1 °C (on 6 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
Point PedroNorthern Province
- coords
- 9.82°, 80.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
26.3°C
Annual rainfall
891mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
24.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
174 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001
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
34.7 °C
20 April 1998
Coldest day
21.1 °C
6 February 1957
Wettest day
184 mm
5 December 2020
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
10 December 2005
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
4 December 1993
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
20 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
18.5 °C
8 December 2022
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 87 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 40 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 45 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 186 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 589 mm | +335 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 143 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Point Pedro?
Point Pedro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 891 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Point Pedro?
The hottest day measured in Point Pedro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Point Pedro?
The coldest day measured in Point Pedro between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Point Pedro?
Almost never: Point Pedro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Point Pedro warmed?
Yes: Point Pedro warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Point Pedro?
The wettest day measured in Point Pedro between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 2020, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Point Pedro?
The windiest day measured in Point Pedro between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2005, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Point Pedro?
The warmest month in Point Pedro is May (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Point Pedro?
Point Pedro receives on average 891 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Point Pedro?
Point Pedro gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Point Pedro?
Yes: Point Pedro has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Point Pedro?
In Point Pedro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 20 April 1998, and the lowest was 18.5 °C on 8 December 2022.
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