Mullaittivu weather in July

In July, Mullaittivu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mullaittivu's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mullaittivu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:58 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Mullaittivu is city.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mullaittivu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°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 Mullaittivu

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.

Mullaittivu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°9711.311.56.2
Feb28° / 25°52711.76.8
Mar29° / 25°285.111.96.1
Apr31° / 26°488.412.24.6
May33° / 27°496.512.43.9
Jun32° / 27°223.412.54.1
Jul32° / 27°326.712.54.0
Aug32° / 27°478.712.34.0
Sep32° / 26°589.812.14.0
Oct30° / 26°17718.611.83.9
Nov28° / 25°30423.211.64.0
Dec27° / 25°24919.411.55.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
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52179
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mullaittivu gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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216
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518
618
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2124
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3124

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18218
28218
38218
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58218
68218
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88218
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Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:546:26
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312.55:556:26
412.55:556:27
512.55:556:27
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712.55:556:27
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mullaittivu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mullaittivu's monsoon runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Mullaittivu?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mullaittivu for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mullaittivu in July

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

In July, Mullaittivu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mullaittivu in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Mullaittivu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Mullaittivu peaks around May 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMay 12UV 14Dec 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1821 µg/m³Nov 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mullaittivu?

Mullaittivu sits at 9.3°N, 80.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Vavuniya, 67 km away.

VavuniyaPoint PedroTrincomaleeValvedditturaiJaffnaMannarAnuradhapuraVakarai

Topography around Mullaittivu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mullaittivu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Mullaittivu is covered by water (57%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
241 m
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July weather nearby: Vavuniya 67 km · Point Pedro 88 km · Trincomalee 89 km · Valvedditturai 94 km · Jaffna 99 km · Mannar 107 km · Anuradhapura 115 km · Vakarai 143 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 Mullaittivu (9.268°, 80.815°, elevation 8 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).