Hatton weather in February

In February, Hatton sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 246 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Hatton's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hatton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Hatton is town in Sri Lanka.

Founded
1821

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Hatton reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42719
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Hatton weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°23417.911.65.4
Feb27° / 19°24617.811.85.1
Mar28° / 19°29526.1124.0
Apr28° / 20°45628.812.13.5
May27° / 21°29129.412.33.5
Jun26° / 21°25727.612.43.7
Jul25° / 21°25528.512.43.8
Aug25° / 20°22928.412.23.8
Sep26° / 20°24026124.0
Oct26° / 20°49727.211.83.9
Nov26° / 20°58725.511.74.0
Dec26° / 19°42522.311.64.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44159
54159
64258
74258
84258
94357
104456
114456
124555
134555
144753
154753
164753
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184852
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274753
284753

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Hatton gets around 246 mm of rain over 17.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
258
358
458
559
659
759
859
959
1059
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1259
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1460
1560
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1863
1964
2065
2166
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2470
2572
2673
2774
2875

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10423703
20422713
30422713
40521713
50521713
60520723
70520714
80520714
90520714
101520704
111620695
121620685
131620685
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191521685
200521695
210521695
220521695
230521695
240421705
250421705
260420715
270420706
280420706

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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204calm
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254calm
263calm
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283calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:306:12
211.76:306:13
311.76:306:13
411.76:306:13
511.76:306:13
611.76:306:14
711.76:306:14
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1811.86:286:16
1911.86:286:16
2011.86:286:16
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2211.86:276:16
2311.86:276:16
2411.86:276:16
2511.86:266:16
2611.86:266:17
2711.86:266:17
2811.96:256:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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145.6Bright
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285.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Hatton?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Hatton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hatton in February

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

In February, Hatton sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Hatton in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Hatton peaks around April 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 17UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Hatton in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hatton 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 Hatton?

Hatton sits at 6.9°N, 80.6°E, 1,271 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Nuwara Eliya, 22 km away.

GampolaRatnapuraKandyKegalleEllaBadullaHanwella Ihala

Topography around Hatton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hatton has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m around an average of 1,295 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,500 m.

The land around Hatton is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
638 m
16 km
1,997 m
80 km
2,500 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Nuwara Eliya 22 km · Gampola 30 km · Ratnapura 31 km · Kandy 45 km · Kegalle 49 km · Ella 50 km · Badulla 52 km · Hanwella Ihala 56 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 Hatton (6.8916°, 80.5955°, elevation 1,271 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. 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).