Gampola in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Gampola sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 390 mm of rain over about 75 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Gampola's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gampola's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 22°C
- Rainfall
- 390 mm
- 75 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Gampola in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Gampola reaches about 27°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Gampola
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Gampola weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 20° | 82 | 9 | 11.6 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 84 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 5.8 |
| Mar | 30° / 21° | 118 | 12 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 30° / 21° | 259 | 21.8 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
| May | 28° / 22° | 158 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 27° / 22° | 131 | 25.1 | 12.4 | 3.9 |
| Jul | 27° / 22° | 137 | 25.2 | 12.4 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 27° / 22° | 122 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 27° / 21° | 136 | 22.5 | 12 | 4.3 |
| Oct | 27° / 21° | 360 | 25.4 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 27° / 21° | 372 | 22.5 | 11.7 | 4.3 |
| Dec | 27° / 20° | 209 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 5.4 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Gampola gets around 390 mm of rain over 75 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Gampola?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Gampola for sightseeing.
What to pack for Gampola in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Gampola sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 75 days see rain.
UV index in Gampola in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gampola peaks around April 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
Air quality in Gampola in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Gampola is worst in November — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 45 | 41 | 57 | 59 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 49 | 60 | 52 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | Poor |
| Feb | 41 | Poor |
| Mar | 57 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 59 | Unhealthy |
| May | 42 | Poor |
| Jun | 27 | Moderate |
| Jul | 25 | Moderate |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 30 | Moderate |
| Oct | 49 | Poor |
| Nov | 60 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 52 | Poor |
Where is Gampola?
Gampola sits at 7.2°N, 80.6°E, 492 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Kandy, 16 km away.
Topography around Gampola
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gampola.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Gampola has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 586 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,628 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,505 m.
The land around Gampola is covered by trees (90%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 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
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 Gampola (7.1643°, 80.5696°, elevation 492 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.