Beliatta weather in March

In March, Beliatta sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 95 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 12 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 34% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Beliatta's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beliatta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:18 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Beliatta is town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March day in Beliatta reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Beliatta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Beliatta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March 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
Jan29° / 24°7512.711.74.9
Feb30° / 24°6312.211.84.6
Mar30° / 25°9517.9124.1
Apr30° / 25°16924.812.13.2
May29° / 26°16225.312.33.3
Jun29° / 25°1162312.33.7
Jul29° / 25°1012212.34.0
Aug28° / 25°10722.412.24.0
Sep29° / 25°14422.4123.9
Oct29° / 24°21224.711.93.7
Nov29° / 24°27625.211.73.5
Dec29° / 24°18020.911.74.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85842
95941
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155743
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315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Beliatta gets around 95 mm of rain over 17.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
448
549
650
751
852
953
1053
1154
1255
1356
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1557
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2162
2263
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2769
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3175

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113816
213816
312817
411818
511809
610819
798110
898011
988012
1078013
1177914
1267816
1367717
1457718
1547620
1647521
1737423
1837225
1927127
2026929
2116831
2216534
2316237
2415940
2505842
2605545
2705248
2805050
2904852
3004555
3104357

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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511calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:246:17
211.96:246:17
311.96:236:17
411.96:236:16
511.96:236:16
611.96:226:16
711.96:226:16
811.96:216:16
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1011.96:216:16
1111.96:206:16
1211.96:206:16
1311.96:196:16
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1812.06:176:15
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2012.06:166:15
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2212.06:156:15
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2412.06:146:14
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2612.06:136:14
2712.06:136:14
2812.06:126:14
2912.06:126:14
3012.06:116:14
3112.06:116:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Beliatta

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Beliatta?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Beliatta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Beliatta in March

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

In March, Beliatta sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Beliatta in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in July near 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Beliatta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Beliatta peaks around April 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 17UV 14Jan 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Beliatta in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Beliatta 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 Beliatta?

Beliatta sits at 6.0°N, 80.7°E, 39 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Devinuwara, 21 km away.

MataraMirissaAmbalantotaWeligamaHambantotaUnawatunaGalle

Topography around Beliatta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beliatta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Beliatta is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Devinuwara 21 km · Matara 25 km · Mirissa 32 km · Ambalantota 33 km · Weligama 34 km · Hambantota 43 km · Unawatuna 53 km · Galle 58 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 Beliatta (6.0496°, 80.7325°, elevation 39 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).