Maharagama climate

Maharagama Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Maharagama, 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 May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 205 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Maharagama, in °C, with the record for each date.2022.52527.53032.535151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
205 mm
Record high
34°CMay 4, 2016
Record low
22°CMay 13, 2013
Daylight
12 h 21 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
18.4 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 130°C26°C33°C 201824°C 195885%
May 230°C26°C33°C 202024°C 195885%
May 330°C26°C33°C 201624°C 198184%
May 430°C26°C34°C 201624°C 202384%
May 530°C26°C33°C 201723°C 202385%
May 630°C26°C33°C 201024°C 201484%
May 730°C26°C33°C 201024°C 198183%
May 830°C26°C33°C 201622°C 198681%
May 929°C26°C33°C 201724°C 195881%
May 1029°C26°C33°C 201624°C 201781%
May 1129°C26°C33°C 199324°C 195880%
May 1229°C26°C33°C 201024°C 199280%
May 1329°C26°C32°C 201622°C 201380%
May 1429°C26°C33°C 202023°C 202679%
May 1529°C26°C33°C 200924°C 202679%
May 1629°C26°C33°C 201724°C 201679%
May 1729°C26°C33°C 201725°C 202579%
May 1829°C26°C33°C 201424°C 201078%
May 1929°C26°C33°C 201223°C 201778%
May 2029°C26°C32°C 202124°C 202177%
May 2129°C26°C33°C 201223°C 201078%
May 2229°C26°C32°C 201223°C 202678%
May 2329°C26°C33°C 201125°C 201980%
May 2429°C26°C32°C 201424°C 201881%
May 2529°C26°C32°C 201623°C 201781%
May 2629°C26°C32°C 201624°C 201281%
May 2729°C26°C32°C 202323°C 201280%
May 2829°C26°C32°C 201924°C 202481%
May 2929°C26°C33°C 201922°C 198182%
May 3029°C26°C33°C 202324°C 202283%
May 3129°C26°C32°C 202324°C 199284%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Maharagama, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station CEM00043466, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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.