Kataragama climate

Kataragama Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 31°C on May 1 to 30°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 146 mm over about 22 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kataragama, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
146 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMay 20, 1996
Reanalysis low
22°CMay 4, 2012
Daylight
12 h 21 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
18.0 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
May 131°C25°C36°C 199823°C 202076%
May 231°C25°C36°C 199123°C 201275%
May 331°C25°C36°C 199123°C 201274%
May 431°C25°C35°C 199122°C 201273%
May 531°C25°C36°C 200123°C 201273%
May 631°C25°C36°C 199822°C 201272%
May 731°C25°C35°C 199824°C 201272%
May 831°C25°C35°C 199123°C 199471%
May 931°C25°C35°C 200023°C 199472%
May 1031°C25°C34°C 201922°C 201273%
May 1131°C25°C35°C 199622°C 201272%
May 1231°C25°C36°C 199624°C 201272%
May 1331°C25°C36°C 199623°C 201272%
May 1431°C25°C37°C 199623°C 201272%
May 1531°C25°C36°C 199623°C 201271%
May 1631°C25°C36°C 199622°C 201270%
May 1731°C25°C36°C 199623°C 201270%
May 1831°C25°C36°C 199623°C 201270%
May 1931°C25°C35°C 199624°C 201871%
May 2031°C25°C37°C 199624°C 201471%
May 2131°C25°C36°C 199623°C 199571%
May 2231°C25°C36°C 199623°C 199571%
May 2331°C25°C36°C 199624°C 200871%
May 2431°C25°C35°C 199824°C 200871%
May 2531°C25°C34°C 199823°C 200870%
May 2631°C25°C34°C 199124°C 200270%
May 2731°C25°C33°C 199123°C 199970%
May 2831°C25°C34°C 199123°C 200669%
May 2930°C25°C34°C 200023°C 200770%
May 3030°C25°C33°C 199724°C 199971%
May 3130°C25°C33°C 200123°C 200772%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kataragama, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 6:16 PM

Every day of May: 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.