Matara climate

Matara Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Matara, 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 March 1 to 30°C on March 31, and lows from 25°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 mm over about 12 wet days.

March day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Matara, in °C, with the record for each date.22.52527.53032.535151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CMar 28, 1998
Reanalysis low
23°CMar 1, 1994
Daylight
12 h 00 min to 12 h 10 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
12.6 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
Mar 130°C25°C33°C 199523°C 199434%
Mar 230°C25°C33°C 200923°C 201035%
Mar 330°C25°C33°C 199523°C 199436%
Mar 430°C25°C33°C 200224°C 199436%
Mar 530°C25°C33°C 199624°C 199537%
Mar 630°C25°C33°C 199624°C 199237%
Mar 730°C25°C33°C 199624°C 200738%
Mar 830°C25°C33°C 199724°C 200837%
Mar 930°C25°C33°C 199523°C 199439%
Mar 1030°C25°C33°C 200223°C 200741%
Mar 1130°C25°C33°C 200223°C 200741%
Mar 1231°C25°C33°C 200224°C 199241%
Mar 1331°C25°C33°C 200224°C 199240%
Mar 1431°C26°C33°C 199224°C 201439%
Mar 1531°C26°C33°C 199524°C 201437%
Mar 1631°C26°C33°C 199525°C 200537%
Mar 1731°C26°C33°C 199124°C 200538%
Mar 1831°C26°C33°C 199525°C 199737%
Mar 1931°C26°C33°C 199524°C 199537%
Mar 2031°C26°C33°C 199524°C 200738%
Mar 2131°C26°C33°C 199824°C 201538%
Mar 2231°C26°C33°C 199224°C 201540%
Mar 2331°C26°C33°C 199224°C 201741%
Mar 2431°C26°C34°C 199625°C 201441%
Mar 2531°C26°C34°C 199624°C 201241%
Mar 2631°C26°C33°C 199724°C 201242%
Mar 2731°C26°C34°C 199724°C 200742%
Mar 2831°C26°C34°C 199824°C 200746%
Mar 2931°C26°C33°C 199824°C 200749%
Mar 3030°C26°C32°C 199324°C 201453%
Mar 3130°C26°C33°C 199225°C 201456%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

March 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 6:17 PM

Every day of March: 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.