Hatton weather in March

In March, Hatton sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 295 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hatton's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hatton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
295 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:19 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March day in Hatton reaches about 28°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 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
152819
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172819
182820
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202820
212820
222820
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282820
292820
302820
312820

Hatton weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34852
44852
54852
64852
74951
84951
94951
105050
115050
125050
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205050
215050
224852
234753
244654
254555
264456
274456
284159
294159
304060
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hatton gets around 295 mm of rain over 26.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
277
377
478
579
679
780
881
981
1082
1182
1282
1383
1483
1584
1684
1784
1885
1985
2086
2186
2287
2387
2488
2589
2689
2790
2890
2991
3092
3193

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1419716
2419707
3418717
4418717
5417718
6317728
7316738
8315748
9315739
10214759
11214759
12213769
13213769
14113779
15112789
16112789
17112789
18011809
19011809
200108010
210108010
22098011
23097912
24097813
25087913
26087814
27077716
28077617
29067618
30057520
31057421

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:256:17
211.96:256:17
311.96:246:17
411.96:246:17
511.96:246:17
611.96:236:17
711.96:236:16
811.96:226:16
911.96:226:16
1011.96:216:16
1111.96:216:16
1211.96:216:16
1311.96:206:16
1411.96:206:16
1511.96:196:16
1612.06:196:16
1712.06:186:16
1812.06:186:16
1912.06:176:16
2012.06:176:15
2112.06:166:15
2212.06:166:15
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:156:15
2512.06:146:15
2612.06:146:15
2712.06:136:15
2812.06:136:14
2912.06:126:14
3012.06:126:14
3112.16:116:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.1 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — March's 6.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hatton?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Hatton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hatton in March

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

In March, Hatton sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hatton in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March 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
March 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).