Hambantota weather in October

In October, Hambantota sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 141 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 15% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hambantota's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hambantota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
5th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Hambantota is main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Hambantota reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Hambantota

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Hambantota weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°568.611.76.6
Feb28° / 25°427.911.86.5
Mar28° / 26°5811.3125.8
Apr29° / 27°11018.812.14.5
May29° / 26°10118.612.34.5
Jun28° / 26°6014.712.35.0
Jul28° / 26°4513.112.35.6
Aug28° / 26°521312.25.7
Sep28° / 26°8716.8125.2
Oct28° / 26°14120.211.94.8
Nov28° / 25°23123.211.74.3
Dec27° / 25°15316.911.75.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hambantota gets around 141 mm of rain over 20.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:53
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hambantota

In seasonPeak

In October, Hambantota sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Hambantota's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Hambantota?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hambantota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hambantota in October

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

In October, Hambantota sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hambantota in October

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

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Hambantota in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Hambantota peaks around April 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Hambantota in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hambantota is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 2121 µg/m³Sep 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hambantota?

Hambantota sits at 6.1°N, 81.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Ambalantota, 11 km away.

KataragamaBeliattaDevinuwaraMataraMirissaWeligamaElla

Topography around Hambantota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hambantota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,105 m.

The land around Hambantota is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
2,105 m
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October weather nearby: Ambalantota 11 km · Kataragama 40 km · Beliatta 43 km · Devinuwara 62 km · Matara 67 km · Mirissa 76 km · Weligama 78 km · Ella 84 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 Hambantota (6.1241°, 81.1185°, 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).