November Weather in Homagama Sri Lanka

Daily high temperatures are around 87°F, rarely falling below 84°F or exceeding 90°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 74°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 77°F.

For reference, on March 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Homagama typically range from 76°F to 91°F, while on January 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 73°F to 88°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

São Luís, Brazil (8,601 miles away); São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil (8,243 miles); and Davao, Philippines (3,130 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Homagama (view comparison).

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The month of November in Homagama experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 80% to 74%.

The clearest day of the month is November 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on July 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 89%, while on March 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 43%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Homagama, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 68% and ending it at 51%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 69% on October 28, and its lowest chance is 20% on February 4.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during November in Homagama is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 9.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 15.8 inches or falls below 3.5 inches, and ending the month at 6.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 12.5 inches or falls below 2.3 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 9.2 inches on November 2.

Over the course of November in Homagama, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 11 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 11 hours, 53 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Homagama is 5:57 AM on November 1 and the latest sunrise is 9 minutes later at 6:05 AM on November 30.

The earliest sunset is 5:48 PM on November 12 and the latest sunset is 2 minutes, 38 seconds later at 5:51 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Homagama during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:55 AM and sets 12 hours, 31 minutes later, at 6:27 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:16 AM and sets 11 hours, 44 minutes later, at 6:00 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for November 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Homagama is essentially constant during November, remaining within 1% of 99% throughout.

For reference, on April 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 28, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 93% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Homagama is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on June 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.3 miles per hour, while on March 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.4 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during November is 7.6 miles per hour on November 8.

The wind direction in Homagama during November is predominantly out of the west from November 1 to November 12 and the north from November 12 to November 30.

Homagama is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Homagama is essentially constant during November, remaining around 83°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during November is 83°F on November 18.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Homagama are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Homagama are rapidly increasing during November, increasing by 864°F, from 9,684°F to 10,548°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Homagama is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.4 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during November is 4.3 kWh on November 8.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Homagama are 6.844 deg latitude, 80.002 deg longitude, and 121 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Homagama contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 200 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 89 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (669 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (7,224 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Homagama is covered by cropland (53%), artificial surfaces (18%), trees (15%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%), and within 50 miles by water (48%) and trees (25%).