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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Trincomalee Airport Sri Lanka

At Trincomalee Airport, the wet season is mostly cloudy, the dry season is windy and overcast, and it is hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 76°F to 94°F and is rarely below 73°F or above 98°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Trincomalee Airport for hot-weather activities is from early January to mid March.

Climate at Trincomalee Airport

warmhotwarmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow47%47%11%11%overcastclearprecipitation: 9.2 inprecipitation: 9.2 in0.8 in0.8 inmuggy: 100%muggy: 100%98%98%beach/pool score: 6.9beach/pool score: 6.94.34.3
Trincomalee Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 5.1 months, from April 21 to September 26, with an average daily high temperature above 92°F. The hottest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is May, with an average high of 94°F and low of 80°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from November 12 to February 10, with an average daily high temperature below 85°F. The coldest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is January, with an average low of 76°F and high of 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Trincomalee Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Trincomalee AirporthotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2783°FJan 2783°FMay 2494°FMay 2494°F76°F76°F80°F80°FApr 2192°FApr 2192°FSep 2692°FSep 2692°FNov 1285°FNov 1285°F79°F79°F78°F78°F76°F76°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 83°F85°F88°F91°F94°F94°F93°F93°F92°F89°F85°F83°F
Temp. 79°F80°F83°F85°F86°F86°F85°F85°F84°F82°F80°F79°F
Low 76°F76°F78°F79°F80°F80°F79°F78°F78°F77°F76°F76°F

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

Average Hourly Temperature at Trincomalee Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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At Trincomalee Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Trincomalee Airport begins around November 28 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around April 15.

The clearest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 15 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around November 28.

The cloudiest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 88% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Trincomalee Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Trincomalee AirportclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2847%Feb 2847%Jul 2111%Jul 2111%Nov 2829%Nov 2829%Apr 1530%Apr 1530%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 59%54%56%71%82%87%88%87%81%77%73%65%
Clearer 41%46%44%29%18%13%12%13%19%23%27%35%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Trincomalee Airport varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.0 months, from October 2 to January 2, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Trincomalee Airport is November, with an average of 16.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.0 months, from January 2 to October 2. The month with the fewest wet days at Trincomalee Airport is June, with an average of 2.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Trincomalee Airport is November, with an average of 16.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 59% on November 8.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Trincomalee Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Trincomalee AirportwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 859%Nov 859%Jun 206%Jun 206%Oct 232%Oct 232%Jan 232%Jan 232%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 7.4d4.8d5.4d8.6d6.2d2.5d3.3d4.6d6.5d14.5d16.7d12.9d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Trincomalee Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Trincomalee Airport. The month with the most rain at Trincomalee Airport is November, with an average rainfall of 9.2 inches.

The month with the least rain at Trincomalee Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Trincomalee Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 inNov 189.2 inNov 189.2 inJun 210.8 inJun 210.8 inApr 272.9 inApr 272.9 inMar 151.6 inMar 151.6 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 4.2″2.4″1.6″2.5″2.4″0.8″1.1″1.4″2.4″6.1″9.2″7.9″

The length of the day at Trincomalee Airport does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 37 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Trincomalee Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 37 minJun 2112 hr, 37 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 38 minDec 2111 hr, 38 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.7h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h12.6h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.7h11.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on May 27, and the latest sunrise is 41 minutes later at 6:25 AM on January 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:41 PM on November 14, and the latest sunset is 47 minutes later at 6:28 PM on July 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Trincomalee Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Trincomalee Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 275:45 AMMay 275:45 AM6:28 PMJul 126:28 PMJul 12Nov 145:41 PMNov 145:41 PM6:25 AMJan 296:25 AMJan 29daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Trincomalee Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708058NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Trincomalee Airport

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 perceived humidity level at Trincomalee Airport, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 99% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Trincomalee Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 2298%Feb 2298%100%May 19100%May 19NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 30.6d28.5d30.7d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d29.9d30.7d

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 at Trincomalee Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 14 to September 28, with average wind speeds of more than 12.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 17.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 28 to May 14. The calmest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Trincomalee Airport

Average Wind Speed at Trincomalee AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph22 mph22 mphJun 1717.8 mphJun 1717.8 mphApr 47.7 mphApr 47.7 mphMay 1412.8 mphMay 1412.8 mphSep 2812.8 mphSep 2812.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.710.18.68.213.217.517.216.214.110.39.811.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Trincomalee Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.2 months, from April 23 to October 30, with a peak percentage of 97% on July 1. The wind is most often from the east for 5.8 months, from October 30 to April 23, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Trincomalee Airport

Wind Direction at Trincomalee AirportEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Trincomalee Airport 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 water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.4 months, from April 6 to June 17, with an average temperature above 85°F. The month of the year at Trincomalee Airport with the warmest water is May, with an average temperature of 86°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.2 months, from December 8 to February 14, with an average temperature below 82°F. The month of the year at Trincomalee Airport with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 81°F.

Average Water Temperature at Trincomalee Airport

Average Water Temperature at Trincomalee AirportwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°FMay 586°FMay 586°F80°FJan 1080°FJan 10Apr 685°FApr 685°FJun 1785°FJun 1785°FDec 882°FDec 882°FFeb 1482°FFeb 1482°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 81°F82°F84°F86°F86°F85°F84°F84°F84°F84°F83°F81°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Trincomalee Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Trincomalee Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Tourism Score at Trincomalee Airport

Tourism Score at Trincomalee Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.65.62.52.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Trincomalee Airport for hot-weather activities is from early January to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Beach/Pool Score at Trincomalee Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Trincomalee Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.94.34.35.05.0NowNowtemperaturetemperaturebeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 at Trincomalee Airport 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Trincomalee Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowwarmhotswelteringcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days at Trincomalee Airport

Growing Degree Days at Trincomalee AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3111,585°FDec 3111,585°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from February 8 to April 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is March, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from October 2 to December 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Trincomalee Airport is November, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Trincomalee Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Trincomalee AirportbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 86.6 kWhMar 86.6 kWhNov 114.3 kWhNov 114.3 kWhOct 24.8 kWhOct 24.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.56.36.55.64.84.74.74.94.94.64.44.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Trincomalee Airport are 8.539 deg latitude, 81.182 deg longitude, and 13 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Trincomalee Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 354 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 51 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (755 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,493 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Trincomalee Airport is covered by water (47%), cropland (25%), and trees (20%), within 10 miles by water (42%) and cropland (28%), and within 50 miles by water (58%) and cropland (18%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Trincomalee Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Trincomalee Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are SLAF Anuradhapura and Batticaloa Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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