Eravur Town weather in April

In April, Eravur Town sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 73 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Eravur Town's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eravur Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Eravur Town is town in Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Eravur Town reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Eravur Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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
22 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Eravur Town weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°16717.411.65.1
Feb29° / 23°9312.711.75.0
Mar31° / 23°549.811.94.7
Apr33° / 25°7313.512.23.3
May34° / 26°8212.712.32.6
Jun35° / 27°387.212.42.4
Jul35° / 26°40712.42.4
Aug35° / 26°6010.212.32.3
Sep34° / 26°10314.7122.5
Oct32° / 25°20620.611.82.9
Nov29° / 24°28624.911.63.4
Dec28° / 23°28822.311.64.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45842
55842
65743
75644
85545
95545
105446
115347
125248
135248
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155149
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Eravur Town gets around 73 mm of rain over 13.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125048
224850
314653
414554
514356
614257
714158
814059
913960
1003862
1103862
1203763
1303664
1403565
1503466
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2802179
2902080
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Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:10
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312.16:056:10
412.16:056:10
512.16:046:10
612.16:046:10
712.16:036:10
812.16:036:10
912.16:026:09
1012.16:026:09
1112.16:016:09
1212.16:016:09
1312.26:006:09
1412.26:006:09
1512.25:596:09
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1712.25:586:09
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.33 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
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Eravur Town

In seasonPeak

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

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

Eravur Town's monsoon runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Eravur Town?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eravur Town.

What to pack for Eravur Town in April

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

In April, Eravur Town sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Eravur Town in April

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Eravur Town in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eravur Town peaks around April 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 16UV 14Dec 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Eravur Town in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Eravur Town is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2125 µg/m³Dec 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eravur Town?

Eravur Town sits at 7.8°N, 81.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Batticaloa, 12 km away.

VakaraiKalmunaiAmparaPolonnaruwaSigiriyaTrincomaleePottuvil

Topography around Eravur Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eravur Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m.

The land around Eravur Town is covered by grassland (32%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (40%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
844 m
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April weather nearby: Batticaloa 12 km · Vakarai 44 km · Kalmunai 48 km · Ampara 54 km · Polonnaruwa 69 km · Sigiriya 96 km · Trincomalee 98 km · Pottuvil 103 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 Eravur Town (7.7782°, 81.6038°, elevation 10 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).