Ambalantota weather in June

In June, Ambalantota sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 60 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of June to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ambalantota's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambalantota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
29 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Ambalantota is town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Ambalantota reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Ambalantota

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ambalantota weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°568.611.76.6
Feb28° / 25°427.911.86.5
Mar28° / 26°5811.3125.8
Apr29° / 27°11018.812.14.5
May29° / 26°10118.612.34.5
Jun28° / 26°6014.712.35.0
Jul28° / 26°4513.112.35.6
Aug28° / 26°521312.25.7
Sep28° / 26°8716.8125.2
Oct28° / 26°14120.211.94.8
Nov28° / 25°23123.211.74.3
Dec27° / 25°15316.911.75.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ambalantota gets around 60 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the miserable band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 29 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of June to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Ambalantota

In seasonPeak

In June, Ambalantota sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ambalantota sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Ambalantota's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is June a good time to visit Ambalantota?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Ambalantota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambalantota in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Ambalantota sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreakersun protection

Sea temperature near Ambalantota in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Ambalantota in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambalantota peaks around April 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Ambalantota in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ambalantota is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 2121 µg/m³Sep 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ambalantota?

Ambalantota sits at 6.1°N, 81.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Hambantota, 11 km away.

BeliattaKataragamaDevinuwaraMataraMirissaWeligamaElla

Topography around Ambalantota

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ambalantota.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambalantota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,322 m.

The land around Ambalantota is covered by cropland (38%), trees (35%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
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16 km
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80 km
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June weather nearby: Hambantota 11 km · Beliatta 33 km · Kataragama 48 km · Devinuwara 52 km · Matara 57 km · Mirissa 65 km · Weligama 67 km · Ella 84 km

Sri Lanka travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,002
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
47%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.3
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
19.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 486
Religion
Buddhist 70%Hindu 13%Muslim 10%Roman Catholic 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ambalantota (6.1196°, 81.0214°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).