Sigiriya weather in July

In July, Sigiriya sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Sigiriya's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sigiriya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:00 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 11th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Sigiriya is ancient rock fortress near Dambulla, Sri Lanka..

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sigiriya reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

How July really feels in Sigiriya

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sigiriya weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	98	14.2	11.6	5.0
Feb	30° / 22°	71	10.6	11.7	4.8
Mar	33° / 23°	47	8.4	11.9	3.9
Apr	34° / 24°	94	14.3	12.2	2.8
May	33° / 25°	60	8.1	12.4	3.3
Jun	33° / 25°	19	4.6	12.5	3.7
Jul	33° / 25°	21	4.5	12.4	3.7
Aug	33° / 25°	27	5.1	12.3	3.6
Sep	33° / 25°	43	8.5	12	3.4
Oct	32° / 24°	166	17.7	11.8	3.2
Nov	30° / 23°	222	22.5	11.6	3.4
Dec	29° / 22°	186	20.4	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sigiriya gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	22	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	22	breezy
27	22	breezy
28	22	breezy
29	22	breezy
30	22	breezy
31	22	breezy

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 5:57 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:57	6:24
2	12.5	5:57	6:24
3	12.5	5:57	6:24
4	12.5	5:57	6:24
5	12.5	5:58	6:25
6	12.4	5:58	6:25
7	12.4	5:58	6:25
8	12.4	5:58	6:25
9	12.4	5:58	6:25
10	12.4	5:59	6:25
11	12.4	5:59	6:25
12	12.4	5:59	6:25
13	12.4	5:59	6:25
14	12.4	6:00	6:25
15	12.4	6:00	6:25
16	12.4	6:00	6:25
17	12.4	6:00	6:25
18	12.4	6:00	6:25
19	12.4	6:01	6:25
20	12.4	6:01	6:25
21	12.4	6:01	6:25
22	12.4	6:01	6:25
23	12.4	6:01	6:25
24	12.4	6:01	6:25
25	12.4	6:02	6:25
26	12.4	6:02	6:25
27	12.4	6:02	6:24
28	12.4	6:02	6:24
29	12.4	6:02	6:24
30	12.4	6:02	6:24
31	12.4	6:02	6:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sigiriya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Sigiriya?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sigiriya. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sigiriya in July

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

In July, Sigiriya sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Sigiriya 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 Sigiriya peaks around April 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	13	13	14	13	11	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Sigiriya 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 Sigiriya is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	21	24	27	28	21	20	20	21	25	24	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sigiriya?

Sigiriya sits at 7.9°N, 80.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Dambulla, 15 km away.

Topography around Sigiriya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sigiriya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,870 m.

The land around Sigiriya is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

trees 72%

16 km

577 m

trees 76%

80 km

1,870 m

trees 70%

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← June Sigiriya year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Dambulla 15 km · Polonnaruwa 28 km · Anuradhapura 55 km · Matale 55 km · Kurunegala 67 km · Kandy 74 km · Vakarai 78 km · Trincomalee 87 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

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 Sigiriya (7.9495°, 80.7504°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94