Point Pedro weather in January

In January, Point Pedro sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 66 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Point Pedro's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Point Pedro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Point Pedro is town in Sri Lanka.

Density
7,709/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Point Pedro reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°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, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Point Pedro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Point Pedro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°667.511.56.8
Feb28° / 25°274.711.77.0
Mar30° / 26°213.111.96.2
Apr31° / 27°346.312.24.8
May32° / 28°40512.44.5
Jun31° / 28°173.112.64.7
Jul31° / 28°215.412.54.5
Aug31° / 27°326.812.34.6
Sep31° / 27°428.512.14.6
Oct29° / 26°17218.711.84.1
Nov28° / 26°28122.211.64.2
Dec27° / 25°1911711.45.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
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55446
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125446
135446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Point Pedro gets around 66 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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336
435
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633
732
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930
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1429616
2429625
3429625
4429625
5430615
6430624
7431614
8432604
9433594
10534583
11535573
12536563
13538552
14539542
15540532
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17542512
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22545481
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Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 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 January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:55
211.46:305:56
311.46:305:56
411.46:305:57
511.46:315:57
611.46:315:58
711.56:315:58
811.56:325:59
911.56:325:59
1011.56:326:00
1111.56:336:00
1211.56:336:01
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.6Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Point Pedro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Point Pedro'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 January a good time to visit Point Pedro?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Point Pedro for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Point Pedro in January

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

In January, Point Pedro sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Point Pedro in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — 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 April 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
Feb27Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Point Pedro in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Point Pedro peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Point Pedro in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Point Pedro is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1623 µg/m³Sep 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Point Pedro?

Point Pedro sits at 9.8°N, 80.2°E, 12 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Valvedditturai, 7.0 km away.

JaffnaMullaittivuMannarVavuniyaAnuradhapuraTrincomaleePuttalam

Topography around Point Pedro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Point Pedro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Point Pedro is covered by trees (44%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (64%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
99 m
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January weather nearby: Valvedditturai 7.0 km · Jaffna 30 km · Mullaittivu 88 km · Mannar 100 km · Vavuniya 122 km · Anuradhapura 168 km · Trincomalee 176 km · Puttalam 203 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 Point Pedro (9.8167°, 80.2333°, elevation 12 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).