Bentota weather in November

In November, Bentota sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 336 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bentota's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bentota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
336 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:04 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Bentota is town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November day in Bentota reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Bentota

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

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bentota weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°7911.111.75.5
Feb29° / 24°649.911.85.4
Mar30° / 25°7914.3124.7
Apr30° / 26°18724.712.13.4
May29° / 26°33429.712.33.0
Jun28° / 26°33128.812.43.1
Jul28° / 25°29428.912.33.4
Aug28° / 25°26728.812.23.5
Sep28° / 25°29227.7123.6
Oct28° / 25°35027.711.93.5
Nov28° / 25°3362411.73.8
Dec28° / 24°18419.111.64.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
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132179
142179
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Bentota gets around 336 mm of rain over 24 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
387
487
586
686
785
884
984
1083
1182
1282
1381
1481
1580
1680
1780
1879
1979
2078
2177
2277
2376
2475
2575
2674
2773
2873
2972
3071

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108515
208614
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408713
508713
608713
708812
808812
908812
1018811
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273907
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Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
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109calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:005:47
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311.86:015:46
411.86:015:46
511.86:015:46
611.76:015:46
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Bentota

In seasonPeak

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

Bentota 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 November a good time to visit Bentota?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bentota.

What to pack for Bentota in November

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

In November, Bentota sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Bentota in November

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bentota in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 Bentota peaks around April 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 17UV 13Dec 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bentota in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bentota is worst in January — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1483 µg/m³Jul 2129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bentota?

Bentota sits at 6.4°N, 80.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Beruwala, 6.0 km away.

PanaduraMoratuwaHomagamaMaharagamaDehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Topography around Bentota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bentota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,145 m.

The land around Bentota is covered by water (52%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
2,145 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Beruwala 6.0 km · Kalutara 18 km · Ambalangoda 22 km · Panadura 34 km · Moratuwa 41 km · Homagama 46 km · Maharagama 48 km · Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 48 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 Bentota (6.426°, 79.9958°, elevation 8 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).