Beruwala weather in August

In August, Beruwala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 267 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Beruwala's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beruwala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Beruwala is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Beruwala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Beruwala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 9 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
9
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Beruwala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51981
61882
71882
81882
91882
101783
111783
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131684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beruwala gets around 267 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
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1993
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2792
2892
2992
3093
3193

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73961
84060
94060
104159
114258
124357
134456
144555
154654
164753
174852
184951
195050
205149
215149
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295347
305347
315347

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 6:08 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:086:25
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312.36:086:24
412.36:086:24
512.36:086:24
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712.36:086:23
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

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 — August's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Beruwala

In seasonPeak

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

Beruwala 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 August a good time to visit Beruwala?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beruwala.

What to pack for Beruwala in August

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

In August, Beruwala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Beruwala in August

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 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 Beruwala 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 Beruwala 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 Beruwala 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 Beruwala 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 Beruwala?

Beruwala sits at 6.5°N, 80.0°E, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Bentota, 6.0 km away.

PanaduraAmbalangodaMoratuwaHomagamaMaharagamaDehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Topography around Beruwala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beruwala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,145 m.

The land around Beruwala is covered by trees (47%) and water (42%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
2,145 m
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August weather nearby: Bentota 6.0 km · Kalutara 12 km · Panadura 28 km · Ambalangoda 28 km · Moratuwa 35 km · Homagama 41 km · Maharagama 42 km · Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 42 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 Beruwala (6.4788°, 79.9828°), 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).