Badulla weather in August

In August, Badulla sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 69 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Badulla's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badulla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Badulla is city in Sri Lanka.

Density
4,759/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Badulla reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Badulla weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 18°12715.711.65.9
Feb25° / 18°8712.711.86.2
Mar27° / 18°8012.2126.0
Apr28° / 20°16719.712.14.4
May29° / 21°1401712.34.3
Jun30° / 22°529.612.44.7
Jul30° / 22°527.712.44.8
Aug30° / 21°699.512.24.7
Sep30° / 21°12713.4124.5
Oct28° / 20°26821.611.84.4
Nov25° / 19°27224.511.74.2
Dec24° / 19°22221.411.65.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Badulla gets around 69 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Badulla

In seasonPeak

None of Badulla's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Badulla's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Badulla?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Badulla for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Badulla in August

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

In August, Badulla sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Badulla in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Badulla peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Badulla in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Badulla is worst in November — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorNov 1847 µg/m³Jul 1327 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr44Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Badulla?

Badulla sits at 7.0°N, 81.1°E, 683 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Ella, 12 km away.

Nuwara EliyaHattonGampolaKandyKataragamaMataleAmpara

Topography around Badulla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badulla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m around an average of 789 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,860 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,497 m.

The land around Badulla is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
489 m
16 km
1,860 m
80 km
2,497 m
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August weather nearby: Ella 12 km · Nuwara Eliya 30 km · Hatton 52 km · Gampola 58 km · Kandy 58 km · Kataragama 70 km · Matale 73 km · Ampara 77 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 Badulla (6.9802°, 81.0577°, elevation 683 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. 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).