Vakarai weather in June

In June, Vakarai sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Vakarai's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vakarai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Vakarai is town in Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Vakarai reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Vakarai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vakarai weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°13614.711.65.8
Feb27° / 25°791011.76.4
Mar29° / 26°447.911.96.2
Apr30° / 27°6010.512.24.9
May32° / 28°53912.44.0
Jun33° / 28°203.812.53.9
Jul32° / 27°286.312.43.9
Aug32° / 27°388.412.33.9
Sep31° / 27°5911.5123.9
Oct30° / 26°17819.711.83.8
Nov28° / 25°29823.811.64.0
Dec27° / 25°27821.211.54.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32872
42773
52674
62377
72377
82278
92278
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Vakarai gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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519
618
717
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16931
27129
37426
47624
57822
68119
78317
88515
98614
108812
119010
12919
13928
14937
15946
16946
17955
18955
19964
20964
21973
22973
23973
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982

Wind in June

Winds average 23 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:15
212.45:496:15
312.45:496:15
412.45:496:16
512.45:496:16
612.55:496:16
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
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136.0Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Vakarai

In seasonPeak

In June, Vakarai sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Vakarai's monsoon runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Vakarai?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vakarai in June

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

In June, Vakarai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Vakarai in June

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 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
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Vakarai in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Vakarai 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 20UV 14Dec 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Vakarai in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Vakarai is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2122 µg/m³Nov 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vakarai?

Vakarai sits at 8.1°N, 81.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Eravur Town, 44 km away.

Eravur TownPolonnaruwaTrincomaleeBatticaloaSigiriyaDambullaKalmunaiAmpara

Topography around Vakarai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vakarai 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 125 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m.

The land around Vakarai is covered by water (50%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
658 m
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June weather nearby: Eravur Town 44 km · Polonnaruwa 52 km · Trincomalee 54 km · Batticaloa 55 km · Sigiriya 78 km · Dambulla 91 km · Kalmunai 92 km · Ampara 97 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 Vakarai (8.1333°, 81.4333°, 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).