Valvedditturai weather in October

In October, Valvedditturai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 172 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Valvedditturai's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valvedditturai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:01 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Valvedditturai is town in Sri Lanka.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical October day in Valvedditturai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Valvedditturai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Valvedditturai weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63763
73862
83862
93763
103763
113664
123664
133565
143367
153367
163169
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192971
202971
212971
222872
232872
242773
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302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Valvedditturai gets around 172 mm of rain over 18.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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242
344
445
546
648
749
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952
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1765
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1967
2068
2169
2269
2370
2470
2571
2671
2772
2872
2973
3073
3174

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102872
202872
302773
402773
502773
602674
702674
802575
902476
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2813168
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Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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917light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:56
211.96:015:55
311.96:015:55
411.96:015:54
511.96:015:53
611.96:015:53
711.96:015:52
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.05 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 — October's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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155.1Bright
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185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Valvedditturai

In seasonPeak

In October, Valvedditturai sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Valvedditturai'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 October a good time to visit Valvedditturai?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Valvedditturai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valvedditturai in October

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

In October, Valvedditturai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Valvedditturai in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 Valvedditturai in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Valvedditturai peaks around August 16 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 16UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Valvedditturai in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Valvedditturai 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 Valvedditturai?

Valvedditturai sits at 9.8°N, 80.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Point Pedro, 7.0 km away.

JaffnaMullaittivuMannarVavuniyaAnuradhapuraTrincomaleePuttalam

Topography around Valvedditturai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valvedditturai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 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 Valvedditturai is covered by trees (40%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
99 m
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October weather nearby: Point Pedro 7.0 km · Jaffna 24 km · Mullaittivu 94 km · Mannar 97 km · Vavuniya 124 km · Anuradhapura 169 km · Trincomalee 180 km · Puttalam 201 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 Valvedditturai (9.8167°, 80.1667°, elevation 10 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).