Matara weather in July

In July, Matara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 159 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Matara's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Matara is city in Southern, Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Matara reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Matara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Matara weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°9714.311.74.7
Feb30° / 24°7812.511.84.5
Mar31° / 25°9918123.9
Apr30° / 25°18225.512.13.1
May29° / 26°22428.212.33.0
Jun29° / 25°18726.912.33.2
Jul28° / 25°15926.812.33.4
Aug28° / 25°1592712.23.4
Sep28° / 25°19626.2123.4
Oct29° / 24°25026.611.93.4
Nov29° / 24°29625.411.73.4
Dec29° / 24°19921.411.74.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41684
51684
61684
71684
81585
91585
101387
111387
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Matara gets around 159 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12872
22971
33169
43268
53466
63565
73763
83862
94060
104159
114357
124456
134654
144753
154951
165050
175149
185248
195347
205347
215446
225446
235446
245446
255446
265347
275347
285248
295149
305050
315050

Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:21
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Matara

In seasonPeak

None of Matara's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Matara?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matara.

What to pack for Matara in July

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

In July, Matara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Matara in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in July near 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Matara in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Matara peaks around April 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 17UV 14Jan 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Matara in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Matara is worst in January — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1834 µg/m³Sep 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Matara?

Matara sits at 5.9°N, 80.5°E, 9 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Devinuwara, 6.0 km away.

BeliattaUnawatunaGalleAmbalantotaAmbalangoda

Topography around Matara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,507 m.

The land around Matara is covered by trees (39%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,507 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Devinuwara 6.0 km · Mirissa 9.0 km · Weligama 12 km · Beliatta 25 km · Unawatuna 33 km · Galle 38 km · Ambalantota 57 km · Ambalangoda 62 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 Matara (5.9485°, 80.5353°, elevation 9 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).