Puttalam climate

Puttalam Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Puttalam, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on August 1 to 30°C on August 31, and lows from 25°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 47 mm over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Puttalam, in °C, with the record for each date.22242628303234151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
47 mm
Reanalysis high
33°CAug 12, 1995
Reanalysis low
24°CAug 9, 1992
Daylight
12 h 28 min to 12 h 16 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
25.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 130°C25°C32°C 201724°C 200127%
Aug 230°C25°C31°C 199524°C 199327%
Aug 330°C25°C32°C 199524°C 199226%
Aug 430°C25°C32°C 199524°C 199227%
Aug 530°C25°C32°C 199524°C 199227%
Aug 630°C25°C32°C 200624°C 199328%
Aug 730°C25°C32°C 200624°C 199228%
Aug 830°C25°C33°C 201224°C 199228%
Aug 930°C25°C32°C 201424°C 199229%
Aug 1030°C25°C32°C 200924°C 199231%
Aug 1130°C25°C32°C 200424°C 199232%
Aug 1230°C25°C33°C 199524°C 199232%
Aug 1330°C25°C32°C 199524°C 199233%
Aug 1430°C25°C33°C 199724°C 200034%
Aug 1530°C25°C32°C 199724°C 200036%
Aug 1630°C25°C32°C 202025°C 199237%
Aug 1730°C25°C32°C 200424°C 201439%
Aug 1830°C25°C32°C 201624°C 199639%
Aug 1930°C25°C32°C 201625°C 200638%
Aug 2030°C25°C32°C 201625°C 200937%
Aug 2130°C25°C32°C 202025°C 201836%
Aug 2230°C25°C32°C 202024°C 201837%
Aug 2330°C25°C32°C 201224°C 199636%
Aug 2430°C26°C32°C 202024°C 199637%
Aug 2530°C26°C32°C 199724°C 199637%
Aug 2630°C26°C32°C 199724°C 199638%
Aug 2730°C26°C32°C 202025°C 199339%
Aug 2830°C26°C32°C 200225°C 200040%
Aug 2930°C26°C32°C 200525°C 199340%
Aug 3030°C26°C32°C 200624°C 200841%
Aug 3130°C26°C32°C 201524°C 201041%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Puttalam, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+5:30).

August 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.