Kataragama climate

Kataragama Weather in September

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 September 1 to 31°C on September 30, and lows from 24°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 126 mm over about 21 wet days.

September 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

September at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
126 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CSep 15, 1995
Reanalysis low
22°CSep 8, 2015
Daylight
12 h 14 min to 12 h 04 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
20.2 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 131°C24°C34°C 200222°C 201062%
Sep 231°C24°C34°C 200023°C 201863%
Sep 331°C24°C35°C 199623°C 199963%
Sep 431°C24°C35°C 199723°C 201364%
Sep 531°C24°C34°C 200222°C 201265%
Sep 631°C24°C34°C 200123°C 199265%
Sep 731°C24°C35°C 199122°C 201566%
Sep 831°C24°C34°C 199122°C 201566%
Sep 931°C24°C35°C 199122°C 201665%
Sep 1031°C24°C35°C 200122°C 200764%
Sep 1131°C24°C34°C 200123°C 201864%
Sep 1231°C24°C34°C 200123°C 201065%
Sep 1331°C24°C34°C 200223°C 201866%
Sep 1431°C24°C36°C 199523°C 201866%
Sep 1531°C24°C37°C 199523°C 202066%
Sep 1631°C24°C33°C 201623°C 200567%
Sep 1731°C24°C34°C 199223°C 199267%
Sep 1831°C24°C33°C 200823°C 201767%
Sep 1931°C24°C33°C 200522°C 200867%
Sep 2031°C24°C34°C 199422°C 199467%
Sep 2131°C24°C33°C 200223°C 200868%
Sep 2231°C24°C34°C 201623°C 201567%
Sep 2331°C24°C35°C 199522°C 200867%
Sep 2431°C24°C35°C 199523°C 201368%
Sep 2531°C24°C34°C 201622°C 201367%
Sep 2631°C24°C34°C 200323°C 202068%
Sep 2731°C24°C34°C 201623°C 201368%
Sep 2831°C24°C35°C 199523°C 201270%
Sep 2931°C24°C34°C 200522°C 200470%
Sep 3031°C24°C34°C 199622°C 200871%

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).

September 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
September 30
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 5:57 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.