Vavuniya weather in June

In June, Vavuniya sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 29 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Vavuniya's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vavuniya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Vavuniya is human settlement.

Density
2,674/km²
people per km²

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 34°C through the month.

A typical June day in Vavuniya reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Vavuniya

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Vavuniya weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°6910.211.55.4
Feb31° / 22°457.511.75.0
Mar33° / 23°447.311.93.6
Apr34° / 25°10215.212.22.6
May34° / 26°7512.412.42.8
Jun34° / 26°297.212.53.0
Jul34° / 26°458.612.52.9
Aug34° / 26°5810.312.32.9
Sep34° / 25°7211.612.12.9
Oct32° / 24°18920.211.83.0
Nov30° / 23°23422.911.63.5
Dec29° / 23°16318.311.54.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22476
32476
42278
52179
62080
71981
81882
91783
101783
111585
121585
131486
141486
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Vavuniya gets around 29 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
431
531
630
729
828
927
1026
1125
1224
1323
1423
1522
1621
1721
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2521
2621
2721
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3023

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105941
206139
306337
406535
506832
607030
707228
807426
907624
1007723
1107921
1208119
1308218
1408416
1508515
1608713
1708812
1808911
1909010
2009010
210919
220928
231918
241927
251927
261936
271936
281945
291945
301945

Wind in June

Winds average 20 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 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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520light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:20
212.55:516:20
312.55:516:20
412.55:526:20
512.55:526:21
612.55:526:21
712.55:526:21
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Vavuniya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Vavuniya's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Vavuniya?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vavuniya.

What to pack for Vavuniya in June

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

In June, Vavuniya sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Vavuniya in June

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 58 km away) is warmest in April at about 31°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
Apr31Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Vavuniya 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 Vavuniya peaks around May 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMay 10UV 13Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Vavuniya 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 Vavuniya 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 1323 µg/m³Sep 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vavuniya?

Vavuniya sits at 8.8°N, 80.5°E, 104 m above sea level, in Sri Lanka. The nearest listed city is Anuradhapura, 50 km away.

AnuradhapuraMullaittivuMannarTrincomaleeSigiriyaDambullaPolonnaruwaPuttalam

Topography around Vavuniya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vavuniya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m.

The land around Vavuniya is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
732 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Anuradhapura 50 km · Mullaittivu 67 km · Mannar 73 km · Trincomalee 83 km · Sigiriya 93 km · Dambulla 101 km · Polonnaruwa 106 km · Puttalam 108 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 Vavuniya (8.7514°, 80.4971°, elevation 104 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).