Eravur Town in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Eravur Town sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 547 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Eravur Town's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Eravur Town's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
547 mm
52 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.8
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Eravur Town in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical winter day in Eravur Town reaches about 28°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Eravur Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 16 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
16
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Eravur Town weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Eravur Town gets around 547 mm of rain over 52 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Eravur Town

In seasonPeak

In winter, Eravur Town overlaps its cyclone and monsoon 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 winter a good time to visit Eravur Town?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Eravur Town for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eravur Town in Winter

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

In winter, Eravur Town sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Eravur Town in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — 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 Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Winter 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.