Jaffna climate

Jaffna Weather in September

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Jaffna, 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 September 1 to 30°C on September 30, and lows from 27°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 72 mm over about 12 wet days.

September day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jaffna, in °C, with the record for each date.242628303234151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

September at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
72 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CSep 11, 2018
Reanalysis low
26°CSep 29, 1999
Daylight
12 h 18 min to 12 h 02 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
24°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
Sep 130°C27°C31°C 199127°C 200030%
Sep 230°C27°C31°C 201727°C 199630%
Sep 330°C27°C31°C 200227°C 199331%
Sep 430°C27°C31°C 199527°C 201832%
Sep 530°C27°C31°C 200126°C 199634%
Sep 630°C27°C32°C 200126°C 199636%
Sep 730°C27°C31°C 199126°C 201337%
Sep 830°C27°C31°C 201827°C 199238%
Sep 930°C27°C32°C 201926°C 199638%
Sep 1030°C27°C31°C 200126°C 199838%
Sep 1130°C27°C32°C 201827°C 199837%
Sep 1230°C27°C32°C 200927°C 199437%
Sep 1330°C27°C31°C 200927°C 199737%
Sep 1430°C27°C31°C 200926°C 199238%
Sep 1530°C27°C32°C 199526°C 199238%
Sep 1630°C27°C31°C 201626°C 199238%
Sep 1730°C27°C31°C 201526°C 199240%
Sep 1830°C27°C31°C 200826°C 199240%
Sep 1930°C27°C31°C 201626°C 199241%
Sep 2030°C27°C31°C 201226°C 199241%
Sep 2130°C27°C31°C 201426°C 199742%
Sep 2230°C27°C31°C 200226°C 200043%
Sep 2330°C27°C31°C 200226°C 201044%
Sep 2430°C27°C31°C 200226°C 200045%
Sep 2530°C27°C32°C 201626°C 200046%
Sep 2630°C27°C32°C 201626°C 200147%
Sep 2730°C27°C32°C 201626°C 199249%
Sep 2830°C27°C31°C 200226°C 199951%
Sep 2930°C27°C31°C 201126°C 199952%
Sep 3030°C27°C31°C 201126°C 201054%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Jaffna, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

September 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
September 30
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of September: 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.